FTE Salary: Pro rata £25,185 per annum Actual Salary: Actual Salary £14,996 per annum (pro rata) Term Time Only (39wks) Scale: Grade 3, Point 4 Hours: 25 Hours per week (9.00 – 3.00 Daily with 1hr lunch). Contract Type: Fixed Term, Term-Time only. Start Date: 13 th April 2026 (Or sooner if possible) End Date: 20 th July 2025 Location: St. Peter’s Church of England Primary School, Church Lane, Hixon, ST18 0PS. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated teaching assistant to join our ambitious and highly dedicated school team as we seek to support learners with SEMH and behavioural needs both in the classroom and within our newly created SEND resource base ‘The Retreat’. At St. Peter’s we are driven to create an exceptional learning experience for every child. We are committed to securing the very best educational standards and removing barriers to learning for our children, in order to open doors through learning, faith and care. Our most recent SIAMs inspection highlights that St. Peter’s has ‘a deeply loving culture of welcome, inclusion and acceptance for all’ (May 2023). The successful candidate will: be kind and patient have a positive attitude and a desire to help children succeed; be an enthusiastic, proactive and highly skilled classroom support practitioner; be able to work on their own initiative and make decisions with the best interests of our children at heart; have experience of working with and supporting children who have special educational needs; have good communication skills and experience of working in partnership with parents to secure the very best educational outcomes; support our belief that every child has the right to the best possible learning experience; be committed to nurturing and growing learners as individuals; be flexible in their approach, and able to think creatively about how to get the best out of learners they work with; be willing to learn and take on board feedback and implement new strategies; have high aspirations for every child in our school, and strive to ensure that every second of their learning adventure is magical, memorable and of the highest possible standard; have experience of utilising a range of behaviour management strategies which positively impact on pupils and allow them to engage fully with learning experiences offered; uphold the school’s Christian values and support the school’s distinct Christian ethos; be committed to their own professional learning and development; be able to contribute and support the school's continual drive to achieve more than we dreamed possible. In return we offer: A wonderful opportunity to work within a dynamic and highly supportive school environment with a team of professionals who are all committed to ensuring success for every child; A leadership team who are committed to you and your professional development and wellbeing; The opportunity to become part of a church school family who work together to open doors with learning, faith and care. A positive school family, who are enthusiastic about learning and working together to keep getting better. This post is open to those new to the role as well as those with more experience and prospective candidates are welcome to visit the school prior to application. Please contact Miss Horton in the school office for more information on (01889) 270233 or via email on office@st-peters-hixon.staffs.sch.uk St. Peter’s Church of England Primary 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 candidates to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions on their application forms. Closing date: Monday 9 th March 29026 Shortlisting date: Wednesday 11 th March 2026 after this date successful applicants will be contacted and invited to attend the school for formal interview and selection activities during week commencing Monday 16 th March 2026. To apply for this position please access the recruitment documents below and return completed applications to office@st-peters-hixon.staffs.sch.uk. Please note that we are unable to accept any applications which are not completed using the Trust’s Application Form (available below). St. Peter’s Church of England Primary 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 candidates to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions on their application forms.