Specialist Teaching Assistant (Level 3) with SEMH Responsibilities

Fixed Term until 31st August 2027

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and caring Specialist Teaching Assistant with Social, Emotional and Mental Health responsibility who can support the teaching and learning of all our pupils as well as the expertise to support pupils on a 1:1 basis who have an Education Health Care Plan.   

Catholic schools are welcoming places to pupils and members of staff from all faiths and none. More than a quarter of a million pupils and almost half of teachers in Catholic schools are not of the Catholic Faith.

St Peter’s Catholic College is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 32 primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 plus staff, the Trust is now one of the largest Catholic Multi Academy Trust in the UK. 

The successful candidates will:

1. Promote our friendly Catholic ethos
2. Have excellent standards of literacy, numeracy and spoken English
3. Demonstrate excellent behaviour management and communication skills to support students with different needs and abilities and have high expectations of learning and behaviour for all

In return we will offer:

1. Happy and enthusiastic students, who are eager to learn and to benefit from an enriched, extended curriculum
2. Hard working and dedicated colleagues
3. Good professional development opportunities
4. Supportive governors and parents who want the very best for our school

Closing date: Monday 7th September 2026 by 9am

Interview date: Friday 11th September 2026

For further information or to arrange a visit, please contact Amber Gibson on [phone removed] or [email removed]