The Governors of St Joseph’s Primary School are seeking to appoint two skilled and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join our team in September 2025. We are looking for one full time, permanent position working 31.25 hours a week. The second will be working mornings, Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 1pm totalling 22.5 hours per week. Both positions will be paid at a Grade 4 point 5 £24,790 pro rata.
St Joseph’s has a diverse community of staff and students, from a wide range of backgrounds.
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary is part of the BOSCO Catholic Education Trust. The BOSCO CET is currently a group of ten schools working together for the benefit of each school and the wider Catholic community in Sussex: St Philip Howard Catholic (Secondary) School in Barnham, St Mary’s in Worthing, Annecy in Seaford, St Paul’s Catholic College in Burgess Hill (Secondary), St Wilfrid’s in Burgess Hill, Our Lady Queen of Heaven in Crawley, St Robert Southwell in Horsham, St Peter’s in Shoreham and St Wilfrid’s in Angmering.
As a larger primary school (two-form entry) St Joseph’s can offer you:
• A chance to be part of a welcoming and inclusive Catholic community
• Working alongside a very supportive and collaborative team
• A strong leadership team who promote a positive work life balance for all staff
• The opportunity to be in a school with fabulous grounds, Forest schools, school gardens, playing field, woodland
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic learners
• An abundance of opportunities for career development
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following attributes
Be able to support the Catholic ethos of our school
Enjoy supporting children with additional needs
Can adapt and respond to the strengths and needs of pupils
Be flexible, approachable and always willing to ‘have a go’
Self motivated, organised and a team player
Has a positive outlook
So, if you’re new to Catholic Education, don’t let that be a barrier - come and see what life is like at St Joseph’s. Visits to the school are positively encouraged.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Haywards Heath) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be expected to undertake an enhanced check with the DBS.
We are looking for one full time, permanent position working 31.25 hours a week. The second will be working mornings, Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 1pm totalling 22.5 hours per week. Both positions will be paid at a Grade 4 point 5 £24,790 pro rata.
For an application pack and any enquiries, please contact our School Business Manager, Angela Parkinson.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.