London Borough of Barnet
Level 3 Teaching Assistant (St Catherine's Catholic Primary School)
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School Name: St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
Position: Level 3 Teaching Assistant
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Hours: 20.25 hours per week, term time only, from 8.30 to 15.45 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, term time only.
Salary: Grade F £35,628 to £37,794 FTE
Location: St Catherines Catholic Primary School, Vale Drive, Barnet, EN5 2ED
Closing Date: 16/10/2026
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About the school
St Catherine’s is a two form entry Catholic primary school for pupils 2-11 years. The school is friendly and welcoming and takes pride in offering an inclusive, caring and stimulating learning environment for its pupils. We have wonderful children, dedicated staff and strong partnerships with parents / carers. We believe in developing children with the skills to be great learners through a broad, balanced and creative curriculum.
We are looking to appoint a Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join the team at St Catherine’s for 3 days per week, from 08.30 to 15.45 daily (20.25 hours per week) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. This position is offered as a one year contract initially and will commence as soon as possible.
About the candidate
You will need to have a Level 3 qualification or a similar amount of experience and should have carried out a Level 3 TA role before and have previous experience of covering classes on an ad-hoc basis. You must have sound knowledge of how children learn and a number of strategies to encourage learning. You will need to be sensitive to the special needs of individual children and be able to work as part of a team. Previous experience of working with special needs children on a one to one basis and running intervention groups would be useful. You need to be willing to work across all the age phases here at St Catherine’s (Nursery to KS2). You will need to be comfortable to cover classes for teacher absence across EYFS and Key Stages 1 and 2. Candidates will need to demonstrate initiative and enthusiasm and have excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
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We can offer:
- A welcoming and positive Catholic community
- Children whose behaviour is exemplary and who are keen to learn
- Supportive and caring staff
- A strong commitment to innovative professional development
- A well-resourced environment.
The salary for this role will be within the range stated and dependent on qualifications, skills and experience. Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please telephone the school office on 020 8440 4946 to make an appointment.
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