Teaching Assistant; Cover - St Peter’s CE First School, Marchington

St Peter’s CE First School

Starting date: 1st September 2026 (or as soon as possible after this)

Salary: £25,989 – £26,403 pro rota (actual £11,894 - £12,083);
Grade 4 SCP 5 – 6, term‑time only

Working hours: 3 days per week, 19.5 hours per week, days and times to be agreed at interview.

Contract: Initial contract fixed‑term to 31st August 2027

Closing date for applications: Friday 28th August 2026

Interviews: Activity Observation – Thursday 3rd September 2026;
Interviews – Friday 4th September 2026

We are looking to recruit a caring, skilled, dedicated, qualified and patient practitioner to work with our amazing children and be part of our staff team. You will form part of a talented teaching and learning team based at St Peter’s CE First School, offering pastoral, spiritual and academic guidance to our amazing children. Every day you will have the opportunity to make a difference.

• An outstanding, skilled teaching assistant, with school‑based experience.
• A consummate professional who is able to demonstrate loyalty and sound interpersonal and organisational skills with all members of our school and Trust family, including children, colleagues, parents/carers, trustees and the Parish and wider community.
• A hard‑working, kind and reliable colleague who has the ability to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team.
• A trustworthy and professional team‑player who has strong literacy and mathematical skills and is able to offer children a high‑standard of academic and pastoral guidance.
• An empathetic colleague to support the school culture and ethos and to safeguard children.
• A practitioner who will reflect and respect our Christian values and show love and warmth towards all.

• An opportunity to work with our ‘amazing’ children in our lovely school and fabulous Trust.
• A range of training opportunities within the Multi‑Academy Trust family of schools.
• A friendly, dedicated and hard‑working staff team with a strong and genuine commitment to our school and the children we serve.
• A supportive Leadership Team, Trust Board, Church and community.
• A welcoming, happy and caring Christian school.

For further details, please contact Miss A Kirk (Executive Principal):

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose all criminal convictions.

As part of our recruitment process, we may carry out an online search of shortlisted candidates. Any relevant findings may be explored as an additional element of the interview. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.