Teaching Assistant

SAMpeople; Wallasey; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mary’s Catholic College is seeking enthusiastic, hardworking individuals to support students across the school by understanding each pupil’s needs and helping them learn as effectively as possible while safeguarding their safety and well-being.

This fixed-term role runs 32.5 hours per week across 39 weeks a year (term-time plus INSET days). Start date: November 2026. Closing date for applications: 31 October 2026 at 12.00pm.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent essential
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK and able to undergo safeguarding checks.

Responsibilities

• Support students across the school by understanding their needs to help them learn effectively
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of students at all times
• Subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance and right-to-work checks

Education

GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9)

Job description

Contract:

This is a fixed-term position initially until 31st August 2027. This position is 32.5 hours a week, 39 weeks a year (term-time plus INSET days, holidays to be taken in non-term time).

Start Date:

November 2026

Closing Date:

31st October 2026 at 12.00pm

About the role

Our mission is simple, we develop individual excellence, embrace opportunities and build communities with the Gospel values at the heart. St Mary’s Catholic College is looking for enthusiastic, hard-working individuals who will promote students' development in a safe and secure environment. Your role will be to support students across the school by developing an understanding of the student's specific needs in order to help them learn as effectively as possible, whilst ensuring their safety and well-being.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

We offer:

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Holy Family Multi Academy Trust will undertake general online searches for all shortlisted candidates, this may include social media and video platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok and YouTube. Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available, and the aim is to identify any incidents or issues. Any areas of concern will be discussed during the interview process.

The successful applicant will be subject to relevant clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service. All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised closing date.

Interviews second week in September date TBC

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Qualifications

5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent essential

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants should note that, in accordance with the safeguarding vulnerable groups’ regime, it is their responsibility to have made any necessary registrations relevant at the time of making this application, which are required for people working or volunteering with children. Accordingly, applicants are put on notice that any offer of employment made will be conditional upon identity and right to work checks and the results of Disclosure & Barring Service and Teacher Services checks (where applicable). For those who have lived or worked outside of the UK, the offer will also be conditional on satisfactory overseas checks including, where necessary, the provision of a letter of professional standing.