1 - 1 Teaching Assistant

Waltham Gateway Academy, Grimsby, DN37 0UG

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  24 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,892.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary: LGAT 7 - £20,946.89

1 - 1 Teaching Assistant job summary

1 - 1 Teaching Assistant

32.5 hours per week, Permanent

LGAT 27,892 pro rata. Actual Salary: £20,946.89

Term time + Inset days (195 days per year)

Closing Date: 24 September 2026

We are seeking to recruit a versatile Teaching Assistant who will play a key role in supporting students and staff at our primary Academy. The main purpose of this post is to support a child with specific medical needs. This will require bespoke training which the candidate will receive and will require the successful candidate to be dedicated to supporting all aspects of the child’s welfare. Specific details will be shared with interested candidates both before and during the interview process.

• Main Duties and Responsibilities
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Champion a trauma informed approach which aligns closely to the core vision and values of the school.

Communicate a culture of high expectations and aspirations with regards to all pupils.

Implement the school's SEN strategy and policy, delivering a culture of professional curiosity, empathy and attunement.

Support children, in small groups and 1:1 sessions to meet children’s personalised curriculum and their individual needs (e.g. life skills, social skills, literacy, numeracy, speech and language).

Work closely with the Class Teacher to assess, track and review progress for children.

Provide and deliver interventions, including specialist interventions, where appropriate, for identified children.

Actively support children to transition between the RSP and other classes within the Academy to access different aspects of their curriculum.

Collaborate in a meaningful way with families to build trust and confidence in the school and prioritise building relationships.

Alongside the Class Teacher, ensure that parents/carers are well informed about the curriculum, targets, and children’s progress.

Promote high expectations of behaviour for all students, built on a foundation of effective, empathic relationships, routines and expectations, which are understood clearly by all our staff and pupils.

Ensure high standards of student behaviour and courteous conduct in accordance with the Academy’s behaviour policy.

Possess and maintain an excellent working knowledge of trauma informed principles and practice.

Actively engage with a full range of CPD opportunities.

Class cover, for example, covering for the class teacher for PPA sessions (this would not be in the RSP).

Whilst experience is not necessary, you must have a good standard of literacy, be adaptable and willing to be involved in all aspects of school life, have a calm manner and be able to work as part of a team.

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional pre-employment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Waltham Gateway Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 36 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Waltham Gateway Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waltham-gateway-academy

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