Overview
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time - term time plus specified days
Advert Start Date: 09/09/2025
Advert End Date: 22/09/2025 09:00
Salary: Grade 5, SCP7-12, £25,584 - £27,711 per annum (£23,123- £25,046 Pro Rata)
Job Category: Schools - Teaching Assistant
Vacancy ID: 285680
Employment Location: Peterlee
Closing date: 22 Sep
Further Information
TEACHING ASSISTANT x 4
Salary: Grade 5, SCP7-12, £25,584 - £27,711 per annum (£23,123- £25,046 Pro Rata)
Start Date: ASAP
Contract: Term Time plus 10 days
CEO: Mr T.B. Tapping
Headteacher: Mrs F Cessford
ST BEDE'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND BYRON SIXTH FORM COLLEGE
The Teaching Assistant Team at St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College has an important role to play in the progress and support offered to students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Due to this, we are looking for an individual who is adaptable, flexible and able to navigate changes quickly and effectively because the needs of our students can change from lesson to lesson.
At St. Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College we aim to deliver world class education. We are a rapidly expanding Roman Catholic school with 930 students aged 11-18 years. Our workload charter sets the tone for what we stand for as a Trust and sets out our commitment in relation to staff workload and wellbeing. This supports our overall mission of creating: Better Schools, Better Communities and Better Futures in Christ.
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College are part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust which is one of four Trusts in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust includes five Secondary and twenty-five Primary Schools across South Tyneside, Sunderland and East Durham.
Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust safeguards and protects its students and staff by being committed to respond in accordance with South Tyneside Child Protection Procedures. Enhanced DBS checks are mandatory for all school staff.
All application documents should be fully completed and submitted by email to recruitment@st-bedes.org by 9.00 am on Monday 22nd September 2025.
Applications are required and CVs will not be accepted. For enquiries regarding this role, please contact Mrs E Robson on 0191 5876220.
Electronic signatures will be accepted but candidates will be required to add a written signature to their application when circumstances allow.
The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.
Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and we expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Supporting documents
* External Advert Teaching Assistant.pdf (174.05 KB)
* Teaching Assistant Job Description.pdf (83.76 KB)
* Teaching Assistant Personal Spec.pdf (99.69 KB)
* Support Staff Application Form.docx (65.63 KB)
* Recruitment and Monitoring Form.docx (47.0 KB)
* Consent to Obtain References.docx (41.56 KB)
* Application Form Notes to Applicants.pdf (257.1 KB)
* CES Contract Applicant Declaration.pdf (211.2 KB)
* Trust Privacy Notice.pdf (118.41 KB)
* Equality Act 2010 Reasonable Adjustments.pdf (170.33 KB)
Contact For enquiries regarding this role, please contact Mrs E Robson on 0191 5876220.
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