Teaching Assistant - St Lawrence CE Primary School

• St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust
• 2 x Teaching Assistants (Ref: SBMAT433)
• Permanent, Term Time Only
• Grade 2/ Spine Point 5-6
• Salary £26,428 - £26,846 (FTE)
• Actual Salary £10,751 - £10,922
• 17.5 Hours per week/44.85 weeks paid per year
• REQUIRED TO START: 2 nd November 2026
• Location: St Lawrence CE Primary, Telford

The Trustees are seeking to appoint two Teaching Assistants at our wonderful setting of St Lawrence CE Primary School.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate practitioners with:

proven successful experience of supporting children’s learning in EYFS/Key Stage 1 and/or Key Stage 2

experience of working with more able and children with SEND

proven experience of impacting on standards.

• the ability to support, lead and inspire children and peers by example
• high expectations of children and a commitment to raising standards
• excellent interpersonal skills
• commitment to the church ethos of the MAT

We can offer you:

• a strong commitment to your professional development
• support form Trust Wide staff
• friendly, hardworking staff and children
• committed governors and directors with wide experience
• excellent parental support and community links
• an opportunity to join a caring team who work together to take the school forward

Schools in the Trust:

• St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton
• St Benedict Biscop CE Primary School, Wombourne, South Staffordshire
• Woodfield Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton
• All Saints’ CE Primary School, Trysull, South Staffordshire
• Oak Meadow Primary School, Wolverhampton
• Fairhaven Primary School, Wordsley, Dudley Christ
• Church CE Primary School, Bloxwich, Walsall
• Gnosall CE Primary Academy, Stafford
• Haughton CE Primary Academy, Stafford
• Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, Stafford
• St Paul’s CE Primary School, Stafford
• Old Church CE Primary School, Walsall
• Abbey Primary School, Walsall
• Tibberton CE Primary School, Newport
• St Lawrence CE Primary School, Telford
• Little Bloxwich Primary School, Walsall

For further information, to discuss the role, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Andrea Hemmings on 01952 387780 or via email: stlawrencetaw@stbartsmat.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Monday 12 th October at 1pm.

To apply : please complete the application form and equality and diversity recruitment monitoring form and submit to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk quoting reference SBMAT433 in the subject line of your email. Further information is available at www.stbartsmat.co.uk/vacancies

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage.

With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles (where applicable) checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted.