1:1 Teaching Assistant
The Federated Schools of St Joseph’s Catholic
Nursery, Infants and Juniors
Postion: Teaching Assistant/ 1-1 Pupil support
Salary: SC2.04 (£29,025.00 -Pro-rata for 39 weeks based on 31 hours per week).
Start date: March 2026, subject to reference, DBS and medical checks.
Contract: Fixed term years contract or rolling contract
The Federated Schools of St. Joseph’s Catholic Nursery, Infants and Juniors wish to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated Teaching Assistant to join our existing team. The role requires working one to one or in groups to support children specifically with special educational or additional learning needs.
We can offer:
- Happy, warm and vibrant schools where everyone feels welcomed and valued;
- A caring and positive school community underpinned by our strong Catholic ethos;
- Staff committed to high quality teaching and learning and a culture where everyone is encouraged to succeed;
- Enthusiastic, positive, and excellently behaved pupils who enjoy school;
- Excellent professional development opportunities;
- Professional, creative, friendly and innovative teaching environment;
- Supportive governors and parents and strong links with St. Joseph’s Parish;
We are looking for a candidate who will:
- Be fully committed to safeguarding the children in our care;
- Provide a caring and nurturing environment that is supportive and inclusive of all children;
- Be enthusiastic, passionate and dedicated to inspire and motivate all children to learn and achieve;
- Deliver personalised learning approaches, meeting the needs, abilities and aspirations of all pupils;
- Be resilient, confident with behaviour management and have a good sense of humour.
As a 1-1 Teaching Assistant you will be responsible for:
- Liaising with the class teacher regarding work set for the lesson
- Providing emotional and behavioural support
- Reporting any safeguarding concerns to the designated safeguarding lead
- Supporting pupils with social, language and commination difficulties and SEND
- Leading focus intervention groups with support) for reading, speaking and listening and social communication
How to apply
Please note that all applicants must use the CES application forms provided. All sections of the CES application form and relevant supplementary documents must be completed.
Completed application forms must be returned by email to: office@st-josephs-inf.waltham.sch.uk
Closing Date: Friday 20th February at 12 noon
Interview Date: TBC
Visits to our lovely school are warmly welcome.
Our school 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 candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy
How to apply
Completed application forms must be returned by email to: office@st-josephs-inf.waltham.sch.uk