Higher Level Teaching Assistant

We are recruiting for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant
Required for A.S.A.P
Salary: Grade 7 SCP 18 - SCP 23 (£32,578.00 - £35,608.00) (FTE-AYR) - To be pro rata
Actual Salary: £21,471.63 - £23,895.51 per annum
4 days, 28 hours per week, 39 weeks (TTO + Training Days), Permanent

St George’s Catholic Primary School is an outstanding, happy, successful and well-respected primary school which is part of the Emmaus Catholic MAC. The school has an excellent reputation as well as enjoying a strong partnership with the parish community.

The Local Governing Body is seeking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, to work 4 days a week. This post is to undertake PPA cover with planning and delivery of whole class lessons across Key Stage 2. The successful candidate should be passionate about teaching and learning and have high expectations of pupil achievement and well-being as well as having excellent knowledge of the National Curriculum. We are looking for an ambitious candidate to raise the children’s achievements and is willing to become fully involved in the wider life of the school.

Putting our children and young people first, always.

“Forming Christ-centred pilgrims of hope with kind hearts, questioning minds, a thirst for knowledge and a hunger for justice”

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering our school vision by supporting the day-to-day Higher Level Teaching Assistant activities. Our teachers and support staff are talented, professional, supportive, caring and ambitious to achieve success.

We welcome applications from both Catholics and non-Catholics but expect all employee to support the Catholic ethos and values of the school. If you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification and feel that you could make a positive difference to our services, then we can’t wait to receive your application.

We warmly welcome visits to the school. For specific questions about the role and/or to request a visit, please contact the school office on

Email - [email removed]
Phone - [phone removed]
Online - www.emmausmac.com

Please note, we will only accept applications submitted through My New Term.

Closing Date: Monday 2nd November 2026 (we may bring forward the application closing date, depending on volume of applicants, therefore please apply ASAP)

Interview Date: To be confirmed