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Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Pay: Thurrock Band 4 -Point Range12 - 20(Salary Range: Full Time equivalent: £21,593 to £25,963)
Permanent Position - 35 hours per week, term time only, (paid44.8 weeksper year includes holiday pay)
Hours:8.30am to 4.30pm.
Undernewleadershipwe are on an exciting journey of growth and development whilstmaintainingour Catholic ethos and living our core Gospel values.
We are avibrant Catholic primaryschool whichhas enjoysarich partnership with both our community and theparish of Our Lady and St. Joseph. We enjoy wonderful support from our parents in providing an environment where our children flourish. This is a happy school where children are supported and encouraged to have a go and take risks. Inspired by Christ, we work together to achieve our best.
We promote a rich curriculum with a strong emphasis physical and mental wellbeing as well as utilising our outdoor learning resources with our newly developed Forest School space. We serve our community by providing a welcoming,supportiveand caring environment where children thrive academically and socially and where the stimulating, aspirational learning ethos reflects high expectations.We would love you to join us.
For the right candidate there will be plentiful opportunities for growth,developmentand leadership as we explore the expansion of our Early Years provision.We consider that changing our children's lives for the better is central to our vision and want others with the same mindset to join us.
Experience:
Have a good standard ofMathsand English GCSE grade A-C or equivalent or higher, as well as good spoken and written English
Havepreviousexperience of working with children in an educational setting
Be able toevidenceusing own initiative to develop children's learning
Have a patient and positive approach towards supporting pupils.
Be enthusiastic and committed to being part of a team, or toworkonowninitiative.
Put children at the centre of all that you do
Be able to contribute to creating a stimulating and purposeful learning environment.
Work in partnership with all members of staff and lead classes following teacher guidance
Provide feedback to the class teacher on pupil's progress
Support the class teacher in planning differentiated work for pupils
Attend INSET days and training asidentifiedby the Headteacher
Be fully supportive of the Catholic ethos of the school.
In return we will offer you:
A friendly school with a welcoming atmospherefromboth pupils and staff
Avery supportiveteam of teachers, supportstaffand governors, who go that extra mile
Continued professional development
Exceptionally well-behaved children, who love learning
Our vibrant school is situated in Stanford le Hope close to Stanford le Hope C2C station with quick rail links into London.We have our own parking facilities with direct road links to the M25 and A13.
We warmly welcome visitors to the schoolto see us in action;please contactMrsJulie Staplesemail:admin@stjosephsprimary.thurrock.sch.uk,tel: 01375 672217to arrange a visit, receive an application packor to answer any questions you may have about the post. Other details about our school are available on our school websitewww.stjosephscatholicprimaryschool.co.uk
TheSchool and the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. The successful candidate willbe requiredto undertake an enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks. You arerequired, before appointment, todiscloseany unspent conviction, cautions,reprimandsor warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Closing Date:10thDecember InterviewDate:w/c14thDecember2025 Start Date:January 2026
StJoseph's Catholic Primary School and The Christus Catholic Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children.
Please note that we do not accept CVs or applications from agencies.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Information about the School
Under new leadership we are on an exciting journey of growth and development whilst maintaining our Catholic ethos and living our core Gospel values.
We are a vibrant Catholic primary school which has enjoys a rich partnership with both our community and the parish of Our Lady and St. Joseph. We enjoy wonderful support from our parents in providing an environment where our children flourish. This is a happy school where children are supported and encouraged to have a go and take risks. Inspired by Christ, we work together to achieve our best.
We promote a rich curriculum with a strong emphasis physical and mental wellbeing as well as utilising our outdoor learning resources with our newly developing Forest School space. We serve our community by providing a welcoming, supportive and caring environment where children thrive academically and socially and where the stimulating, aspirational learning ethos reflects high expectations. We would love you to join us.
For the right candidate there will be plentiful opportunities for growth, development and leadership; we consider that changing our children's lives for the better is central to our vision and want others with the same mindset to join us.