Teaching Assistant

Company: Doncaster City Council
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Teaching Assistant – St Joseph’s Catholic Primary (Dinnington)

St Francis CMAT – St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Lidgett Lane, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 2QD.

Job type: Permanent – Term Time Only.

Hours: 37 hours per week.

Salary: DHSF2 Band D £25,584 – £25,989 (Actual salary £22,237 – £23,091) – see recruitment pack for full details.

Closing date: 9am Monday 6 July 2026.

Start date: September 2026.

Job description

To support pupils with SEND, SEMH, communication and interaction, learning and pastoral needs to access education, engage positively with school life and make progress within a safe, inclusive and supportive environment. The Teaching Assistant will work under the direction of teaching and inclusion staff to provide targeted support for individual pupils and groups, helping to remove barriers to learning, promote emotional wellbeing and support positive engagement across the school.

Responsibilities

  • Provide targeted support for pupils with SEND, SEMH, communication and interaction needs.
  • Facilitate learning and pastoral progress in a safe and inclusive environment.
  • Work under the direction of teaching and inclusion staff to remove barriers to learning.
  • Promote emotional wellbeing and positive engagement across the school.

About the candidate

  • Bless the school with community, wisdom and awe.
  • Support teaching by lessons of kindness, humility and compassion.
  • Instill a love of learning, thirst for knowledge and a passion for making the world better.
  • Provide guidance so that all our community can reach their true potential.

Application

Applications close at 9am Monday 6th July 2026. Send application to hwright@stjosephsdinnington.co.uk.

Disclosure: This post involves working with children. Successful candidates must apply for an enhanced Disclosure of Criminal Records check. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

Address

Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU

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Posted: July 6th, 2026