St Chad’s Catholic Primary School has an excellent opportunity for a level 2 qualified Teaching Assistant to join our primary school.

The role will involve working throughout the school and could involve teaching phonics and working with children who have additional needs as and when required. As a child centred school, it's very much a team effort  to deliver the best education and experiences for our children.

The hours of work will be 32.5 hours per week between 8.30am -3.30pm,39 weeks per year. This is a fixed term vacancy until 31st August 2025.

Visits to the school prior to interview are welcome, please call on 01384 889423 to arrange this. 

-Voluntary Catholic Academy that is part of the St John Bosco Catholic Academy together with, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Sedgley, Bishop Milner Catholic College in Dudley, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Wednesbury, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School West Bromwich, St Mark’s Catholic Primary School Great Barr, St Bernadette’s Walsall and Stuart Bathurst Catholic Secondary School Wednesbury.

-Judged as ‘Outstanding’ in our most recent RE, Collective Worship and Catholic Life Inspection and has a very strong Catholic ethos and excellent Parish links. -Judged as ‘Good’ with Outstanding in personal development  in our most recent Ofsted (May 2023)

-The school is popular and over-subscribed and has a friendly and caring atmosphere. -The school is a one form entry Catholic school. -St Chad’s provides a happy and safe environment where everyone, children and adults alike, is given the chance to flourish.

The successful applicant will be required to respect, preserve and develop the quality and distinctive culture of our Catholic school and will be required to sign a Catholic Education Service contract.

St Chad’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal background check before taking up post.

Effective from September 2022, KCSIE, paragraph 221, states as part of the shortlisting process schools and colleges should consider carrying out on-line searches, as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. All shortlisted candidates are now subject to an on-line check and if there is anything concerning, then the shortlisted candidate will be asked to comment on it either prior or at interview.