Teaching Assistant: Early Learning & Literacy Support

St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy; Retford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School is seeking a dedicated helper to support teaching staff and assist pupils across the Foundation age range. The role involves following guidance, preparing resources, and helping to keep pupils on task within the classroom and beyond.

You will need excellent literacy and numeracy skills, good interpersonal abilities, and a flexible, team-oriented approach to support learning and respond to children's needs.

Qualifications

• Must be supportive of Catholic ethos.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of working with children across the Foundation age range.
• Excellent early literacy and numeracy skills.
• Highly motivated, hardworking, flexible to children's needs.
• Ability to support pupil learning and achieve early learning goals.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Ability to recognise and identify children's needs and barriers to learning.

Responsibilities

• Assist teaching staff with planning, preparation and resource management.
• Support pupils individually or in small groups to maintain focus and make progress.
• Contribute to maintaining good order and pupil on-task behaviour.

Skills

Catholic ethos alignment

Communication skills

Experience with Foundation age

Early literacy/numeracy

Motivated and hardworking

Support pupil learning

Team player

Identify children's needs

Job description

St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School is seeking a dedicated helper to support teaching staff and assist pupils across the Foundation age range. The role involves following guidance, preparing resources, and helping to keep pupils on task within the classroom and beyond.

You will need excellent literacy and numeracy skills, good interpersonal abilities, and a flexible, team-oriented approach to support learning and respond to children's needs.