Teaching Assistant, Primary (FT, term time, temp, Independent)

The Cathedral School, Cardiff's leading independent school for girls and boys, is seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our thriving Primary section on a fixed term basis, from January until July 2026 in the first instance. It is likely that this appointment will be in Year 5 and/or Year 6 initially with a strong focus on leading support groups and learning interventions. The flexibility to work across Infant and Juniors in the future is required.

Hours of work will be 8.00 am until 4.00 pm, Monday to Friday during term time, with a willingness to support in After School Care for at least one evening a week from 4.00pm until 6.00pm, paid as additional hours.

Remuneration will be discussed at interview and reflect the experience of the applicant. The salary range for this post is currently £24,917 to £25,972 per annum.

For further information about the role, holidays and staff benefits, please see the candidate pack.

Standards at the school, academic and behavioural are very high and there is a strong Christian ethos. We are committed to a policy of equality. It is recognised and welcomed that teaching and support staff will come to the school with a variety of faiths, beliefs and backgrounds. We aim to ensure that no job applicant, member of staff, student or other member of the school community is treated less favourably on grounds of race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, marital or civil partner status, disability or age.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo full DBS clearance in order to establish their suitability to work with children.

Applications are invited by Wednesday 5th November 2025 at 9.00am. Interviews will take place as soon as possible thereafter.