Teaching Assistant - St Pauls Catholic Primary School

Job Description

Teaching Assistant 1:1

St Paul's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Salary: Band 3 (£23,152 full time equivalent)

Hours: 1x 32.5 hours per week

Monday - Friday, Term Time Only

Contract: Fixed Term initially

Reports to: Deputy Headteacher/Inclusion lead

Start date: ASAP

Closing date: Monday 23 February 2026

We are looking for a highly skilled Teaching Assistant to join our hard working team to work with a range of pupils that have a range of needs. The role will include working with pupils with special education needs. Duties may include some break and lunch time supervision, support in class and personal care. The role may also require supporting children with high needs in an internal provision.

The successful candidate will be someone who:

• Is happy to support the school's Catholic ethos and have a commitment to the school's mission statement.
• Values the importance of forming positive relationships with children, other staff, professionals and parents.
• Can support the class in creating a safe and secure environment for all children to learn.
• Is able to think creatively about how to help children overcome barriers to learning, and access the curriculum through personalised provision.
• Is confident to work individually where needed, and be flexible.
• Can work as part of a team, working alongside the class teacher to share responsibility for the progress of identified pupils.
• Can support children through interventions and groups as directed by the class teacher, adapting the learning as needed and reporting back the progress made.
• Can work on their own initiative with 1:1 children with SEND
• have experience or a passion for SEND particularly around SEMH.

If you have the above skills, and enthusiasm and passion to see all children succeed, then we look forward to hearing from you. In return, we can offer you an extremely friendly school with support from our dedicated staff and above all our wonderful children.

St Paul's Catholic Primary School and Portsmouth City Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Please forward completed CES application forms to vanessa_sharman@st-pauls.portsmouth.sch.uk. Please note CV cannot be accepted

Closing date Monday 23 February 2026 - however applications will be considered upon receipt.

Portsmouth City Council provides public services including education, social care, planning, parks, housing, events, libraries and museums across the city of Portsmouth on the south coast.