Teaching Assistant

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 18,781 - 19,502; Part time

Job summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School Maltby in Rotherham is seeking a part-time Teaching Assistant to support pupils with SEND, SEMH, communication and learning needs during a 31.25-hour week. The role is permanent and term-time only, with a fixed start and a closing date of 01 September 2026.

The Teaching Assistant will work under the guidance of teaching and inclusion staff to provide targeted support, remove barriers to learning and promote the emotional wellbeing of pupils, helping them engage

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with SEND, SEMH, communication and interaction, learning and pastoral needs to access education.
• Work under the direction of teaching and inclusion staff to provide targeted support for individual pupils and groups.
• Help remove barriers to learning, promote emotional wellbeing and support positive engagement across the school.

Job description

Job profile for Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

St Mary's Primary Academy (Maltby) 01/09/2026

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary Band D £25,584 - £25,989, Actual Salary £18,781.21 - £19,502.15 Contractual hours 31.25 Basis Part time Region Rotherham Job category/type Education - Non-Teaching Date posted 31/07/2026 Job reference REQ23692

• St Marys Recruitment Pack Teaching Assistant July 2026.pdf
• CES Recruitment_Monitoring_Form_20nov23.docx
• Model-Application-Form-Support-Staff - St Marys Maltby.docx
• Appendix C - rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974 - disclosure form St Marys Maltby.docx
• CES Notes to Applicants.pdf

Job description

St Francis CMAT - St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby), Muglet Lane, Rotherham, S66 7JU

Actual Hours - 31.25 hours

Contract Type - Permanent – Term Time Only (Includes 2 INSET Days)

Closing Date - 9am on Tuesday 1 st September 2026

Interviews Friday - 4th September 2026

Start Date - Asap

About the of the Role

We are looking for someone to support pupils with SEND, SEMH, communication and interaction, learning and pastoral needs to access education, engage positively with school life and make progress within a safe, inclusive and supportive environment.

The Teaching Assistant will work under the direction of teaching and inclusion staff to provide targeted support for individual pupils and groups, helping to remove barriers to learning, promote emotional wellbeing and support positive engagement across the school.

For full details please see the recruitment pack.

About the Candidate

• Blessing our schools with community, wisdom and awe.
• Support in teaching not just from books but from lessons of kindness, humility and compassion.
• Support with instilling a love for learning, a thirst for knowledge and a passion for always making the world a better place.
• Providing guidance so that all our community can reach their true potential

About St Francis

At St Francis, we are passionate about being the Employer of Choice for our staff. We are committed to identifying and nurturing talent, succession planning for the future and implementing outstanding training and development so that our staff progress in their careers from the earliest starting point of ITT and apprenticeship through to executive leadership.

We are also dedicated to providing the highest level of support for wellbeing and personal growth. We want our staff to genuinely love coming to work and we will work tirelessly to create a working environment to ensure that this is the case

Think this is the role for you?

To find out more about the role please review the Recruitment pack.

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

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