Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Location: Our Lady & St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Durham Road, Ushaw Moor, DH7 7LF 

Grade: Grade E SCP 8-11 (£26,823 – £28,141), pro-rata  

Hours: 37hrs per week, 8.30am – 4.30pm (Mon-Thurs) 8am to 4pm (Friday). Term Time Only plus inset days. Fixed Term Contract (until 31.08.2026) 

Our Lady & St. Joseph’s is a caring, friendly, happy school with children who are proud of their school. We are a dedicated and caring staff who are supportive to all. We are enthusiastic in delivering a vibrant curriculum and developing the whole child as they grow.  

We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest catholic education trust in the North East of England, which has a total of 48 schools. This is an exciting time to join our supportive, and growing team. 

We would like to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated, Teaching Assistant to join our hardworking and supportive team at Our Lady & St. Joseph’s. This is a full time post, initially for one year relating to pupil funding. 

We are seeking an individual who is:  

• Willing to support the ethos of our school 

• Able to establish a good relationship with a pupil with a medical condition, ensuring their medical needs are met in order to allow them to interact with others and engage in activities. 

• Able to establish a good relationship with the parent/carers, gathering and sharing information in order to support the medical needs of a child. 

• Willing to engage in supervision of the child during outdoor learning times and lunch times to ensure that health needs are carefully monitored and met. 

• Willing to participate in training, including training in relation to medical care, and other learning activities and performance development as required to meet individual pupil and staff needs 

• Flexible, approachable and has a love of working with children 

• Able to help create a stimulating, organised and interactive learning environment 

• An excellent communicator who values teamwork  

We are seeking an individual who has:  

• Previous experience of working in Early Years 

• Experience of planning and delivering age-appropriate activities 

• A good understanding of children’s learning 

• Sound practical, interpersonal and organisational skills 

• Experience of supporting children with SEN 

• Experience of working with children across the key stages 

For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website  http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online. 

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 30th November 2025 

Shortlisting date: TBC 

Interview date: TBC  

The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.