Teaching assistant at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/SHCPS/04414

Location

Tollgate, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9XD

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Contract Term

Part-Time

Salary

£25,185.00 Annually (FTE)
Scale point 4

Hours Per Week

30.0

Weeks Per Year

38.0

Fixed Term End Date

Tue 31st Aug, 2027

Closing Date

3:00pm, Tue 2nd Jun, 2026

Start Date

01/09/2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 3

Interview Date(s)

Proposed dates of 5th or 8th June 2026

Interview Date(s) Proposed dates of 5th or 8th June 2026

About this Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, hardworking and caring teaching assistant to join our school team to support children with special educational needs and disabilities and whole class teaching assistant work.

Do you want to make a positive difference to young people and their lives? Are you patient, empathetic, resilient and supportive?

Are you an outstanding teaching assistant looking for your next opportunity to grow?

Are you looking for an opportunity where you can really make an impact?

Are you looking to join a small school that really cares about employee wellbeing?

If so, this Teaching Assistant role at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School may be right for you…

If this support and togetherness of being part of a committed team with a strong Catholic Ethos is attractive you should consider applying.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School located in Bretton, Peterborough is a good school under an inspiring leadership team with a clear vision for the school. This is really a unique opportunity to join a passionate team of staff.

We can offer you the following:

- A warm and welcoming atmosphere
- Excellent CPD opportunities within school and across the St. John the Baptist Academy Trust
- Opportunities to grow within the school
- Supportive Parents and a Governing Body who are passionate about the school
- Enthusiastic, well-motivated and excellently behaved children
- A family friendly, wellbeing focused employer

The successful candidate will:

- Be committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of our school
- Be skilled at creating challenge, excitement and enthusiasm
- Be able to demonstrate a strong desire and belief that all children are capable of achieving high standards
- Have excellent organisational and communication skills
- Be dynamic, resilient and hard working with a positive mindset

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01733 262449 or office@sacredheart.peterborough.sch.uk to arrange.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare, both physical and emotional, of every pupil both inside and outside of the school premises.

As part of safer recruitment, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, which is part of the St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust, might conduct an online search in accordance with the Keeping Children Safe in Education framework.