
Teaching Assistant – Level 3
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School:
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust -
Location:
Gateshead -
Salary:
Grade E, SCP 8-11 (£25,979 - £27,269, per annum, pro rata (actual salary £12,069.26 - £13,208.76 per annum) -
Hours:
20-hours per week (10am – 2pm), Fixed-term contract until August 31st 2025, Term Time Only (39 weeks) -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
16th Feb 2025

Teaching Assistant – Level 3
Location: St Joseph’s Catholic Infant and Junior Schools, Birtley
Grade: Grade E, SCP 8-11 (£25,979 – £27,269, per annum, pro rata (actual salary £12,069.26 – £13,208.76 per annum)
Hours: 20-hours per week (10am – 2pm), Fixed-term contract until August 31st 2025, Term Time Only (39 weeks).
The Federation of St Joseph’s Infant and Junior schools requires a committed, conscientious and exceptional individual to support teaching assistant capacity, throughout the schools.
In 2019, St Joseph’s Catholic Infant and Junior Schools were federated, to form one community. The federated schools were the only school in Gateshead LA to have been selected as part of the DfE 2022 Rebuild Programme. Consequently, we hope to have a new school site within the next three years, which seeks to bring together the two school communities, to form one family.
We pride ourselves on the warm, family atmosphere we provide for our children. The uniqueness of our small community means that every member of staff knows every child well and this enables us to develop very strong relationships with all of our families. The senior leadership team are unashamedly ambitious for the schools.
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 includes 48 schools and this is an exciting time to join our supportive team.
The candidate should have the following:
- Previous experience of working as a teaching assistant
- Experience of working across the key stages
- Experience of whole class supervision
- 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 SEND
- Be flexible and approachable
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: Sunday 16th February 2024
Interview date: Wednesday 19th February 2024
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. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, formerly The Trinity Catholic Multi Academy Trust was set up on 1 February 2012. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead was the first school in the trust.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, is currently a family of 5 secondary schools and 21 primary schools from across Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and Northumberland, in the west of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust is expanding rapidly and will reach a total of 48 schools by Summer 2022.
We feel very privileged to be able to work with our wonderful children and the amazingly gifted and dedicated staff and leaders across all of our schools. Our motivation and general philosophy are built on ever improving standards of discipline, nurture and care, teaching and learning and quality of leadership. Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust will be a partnership that affirms the dignity of the individual. The person is at the heart of Christ’s teaching: this is why the promotion of the human person is the goal of our Trust.
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