Teaching Assistant

St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

St Thomas’ CofE Primary Academy invites applications for a Teaching Assistant. The role is part-time (30 hours per week) and fixed-term until July 2026. The school is a church-of-england primary with a caring, inclusive community and welcomes visits to the academy.

Applicants will undergo standard pre-employment checks including DBS, prohibition, Section 128, and identity/work eligibility. All applicants will be contacted for references as part of the recruitment process.

Job description

At St Thomas’, our caring and happy environment is one where children can thrive and achieve their full potential, discovering and developing their individual gifts and talents. As a church school, we are proud of the values we promote, placing them at the heart of everything we do. This makes St Thomas’ C of E a truly special primary school. What makes us special and unique is our sense of community - we pride ourselves on being a inclusive, friendly and flourishing community. where children and their families are at the heart of everything we do.

Visits to the academy are warmly encouraged.

Further information on the duties of a Teaching Assistant are included in the attached job description.

This post is fixed-term until July 2026, and part-time at 30-hours per week.

Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:

• an enhanced DBS
• Prohibition check
• Section 128 direction check
• Childcare Disqualification (where applicable)
• qualifications (where applicable)
• medical fitness
• identity and right to work

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references