Achievement Support Assistant

Woodland Primary School, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5SN

28 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  15 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583 - £26,403 FTE, £17,400 - £17,958 Actual

Achievement Support Assistant job summary

1:1 ACHIEVEMENT SUPPORT ASSISTANT x2 VACANCIES
WOODLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

Grade & Scale point:   4, SCP 5-7
Salary:                          £25,583 - £26,403 FTE, £17,400 - £17,958 Actual, £13.26 - £13.69/hr
Hours of work:            30 hrs/wk, Monday – Friday, 8.35am – 3.20pm
Contract:                      Fixed term until 31 August 2027, Term time only (190 days)
Start date:                    1 September 2026

Woodland Primary School is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, inspiring, and highly motivated 1:1 Achievement Support Assistant to join our caring and dedicated team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting teaching and learning within the classroom, helping pupils to reach their full potential.

If you are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children and would like to become a valued member of a supportive school community, we would love to hear from you. We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates with experience of working with children with additional needs, including SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health), and who can bring patience, understanding, and a positive approach to supporting individual pupils.

Woodland Primary School is a smaller-than-average, ‘Good’ rated primary school with approximately 200 pupils, situated in the east of Hull. Our children are at the heart of everything we do, and we are proud of our warm, inclusive, and community-focused ethos, where every child is known, valued, and supported to succeed.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Contribute to planning and evaluation of learning and assists in the recording of pupils’ progress

• Support individual and small groups of children in the curriculum, to accelerate their learning

• Support the emotional, behavioural and pastoral needs of all pupils, including children with additional needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities

• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education / Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes

• Encourages pupils to develop as independent learners with a thirst for learning

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Understanding of National Curriculum, EYFS Guidance and other codes of practice e.g. SEN, Equalities, Safeguarding

• Effective use of ICT to support teaching and learning

• Ability to interact well using courtesy, tact and diplomacy and negotiation skills

• Ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a range of partners/colleagues and children and young people


If you believe in the children in Hull, are passionate about our community and truly want to make a difference then we would love to hear from you.

AS A MEMBER OF HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST, WE OFFER:

• Commitment to securing the very best provision and outcomes for all children.

• A Trust with expertise in every area of the curriculum, both in primary and special settings, through our Teaching & Learning Ambassadors and peer networks.

• Outstanding individually tailored continual professional development for staff at all levels.

• Staff who feel valued and supported in their roles.

• A caring and safe environment where we recognise the diverse needs of our community, ensuring our young people from all backgrounds thrive.

• Ethical working with mutual respect and collaboration.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please visit our Eteach careers page to apply for this vacancy. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Early application is encouraged. We will review applications throughout the advertising period and therefore reserve the right to close the advert early should sufficient applications be received.

Closing date for completed applications:   8am, Friday 12 June 2026

Interview date:                                                  w/c 15 June 2026

Visits to the school are encouraged, please ring to make an appointment.

If you have any queries regarding the role or application process, please contact Courtney Thickett, HR Administrator, at Woodland Primary School.

As part of Humber Education Trust's recruitment processes, in accordance with statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, an online search will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. Those shortlisted for interview will also be required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

CONDITIONAL OFFER:

Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service, Children’s Barred List Check, Section 128 check where applicable, identity checks, medical clearance, proof of qualifications, satisfactory references and eligibility to work in the UK checks. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search and required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record.

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

Humber Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 Woodland Primary School

• School type: Academies, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 191 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodland Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodland-primary-school

Woodland Primary School is a small school in the east of Hull with places for 210 pupils aged 5-11 years and a 15 place nursery. Woodland Primary School is Ofsted rated ‘Good’. It is situated in a brand new building and provides a rich, inspiring learning environment that motivates pupils to learn. Woodland Primary School became an academy and joined Humber Education Trust in January 2018.

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