Teaching Assistants

Woolmer Hill School; Wotton-under-Edge; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

St Peter's Catholic Primary School is seeking a Teaching Assistant on a fixed-term, part-time basis. You will support learning activities and assist teachers to help children progress in reading, writing and maths within a Catholic school environment.

The role requires kindness, courage, and a willingness to learn, with the ability to build supportive relationships with both adults and pupils across the school community.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children in an educational setting is preferred.
• Be kind, courageous and willing to learn.
• Able to build supportive relationships with adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Support learning activities and assist teachers.
• Support reading, writing and maths with pupils.
• Contribute to an inclusive Catholic school environment.

Job description

Teaching Assistant and OPAL roles at St Peter's Catholic Primary School

• Job Reference # EDV/2026/SPCPS/84195
• Location Horton Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3PY
• Contract Type Fixed Term
• Contract Term Part-Time
• Salary £25,583.00 Annually (FTE)
• Salary quoted before any pay increase for April 2026 has been finalised
• Fixed Term End Date Tue 31st Aug, 2027
• Closing Date Midday, Tue 15th Sep, 2026
• Start Date ASAP
• Positions Available 1
• Interview Date(s) 17/09/2026, 18/09/2026

About this Role

Teaching Assistants who understand children and their needs. You may have experience of working with children with SEND but this is not essential. We are looking for people who are kind, courageous, willing to learn and are able to build supportive relationships with adults and children in our community.

We are an inclusive, Catholic school, built on the belief that every child is made unique and in God's image. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and none who will uphold our religious ethos and respect every child's unique talents, treating every member of our community with the greatest dignity.

Our Teaching Assistants have a huge role in our school, and we encourage them to specialise in areas of interest where their skills can best transform children's lives.

Our school can offer you:

• An opportunity for you to make a real difference in the lives of our young people
• A welcoming and enthusiastic environment with a talented and dedicated colleagues
• A supportive leadership team to help you thrive and develop your own strengths

The successful candidate will need to:

• Be kind and have courage.
• Be able to adapt the role to a changing educational landscape and to support other staff through this.
• Be hard working.
• Have high personal expectations and dedication to achieve the best for the children they teach and support.
• Have the positive attitude needed to support class teachers in delivering planned activities as well as in managing groups of children.
• Have good Literacy and Numeracy skills, be able to support children in reading, writing and maths.
• Talk about education and our values, giving examples how they live these in their own lives and contexts
• Work collaboratively with all members of the community.