Achievement Support Assistant

St Nicholas Primary School, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU6 7RH

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 March 2026

• Closing date

  10 April 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  23 March 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

ACHIEVEMENT SUPPORT ASSISTANT
ST NICHOLAS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Grade & Scale point:      4, SCP 5-7
Salary:                              £25,583 - £26,403 FTE, £17,400 - £17,958 Actual salary, £13.26 - £13.69/hr
Hours of work:                30hrs/week, Monday – Friday 8.45am – 3.15pm
Contract:                           Fixed term until 31 August 2027, Term time only (190 days/yr)
Start date:                        ASAP following pre-employment checks

St Nicholas Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic, hard working and reliable Achievement Support Assistant to join our friendly and welcoming team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience supporting pupils across the primary age range.

The successful candidate will provide tailored support to children with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), as well as those with pending plans, during their first year in school. This role is essential in ensuring these pupils receive the highest quality support and the best possible start to their education.

At St Nicholas, we believe every child should begin each day eager to learn and end it with a sense of achievement. Our dedicated team is committed to delivering outstanding educational experiences that enable all pupils to achieve their full potential. In return, we offer a professional and supportive working environment where everyone is valued and respected.


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 complete our 'fast apply' application form 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 10 April 2026

Interview date:                                                     w/c 13 April 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 Ellie Hodder, School Business Manager, at St Nicholas 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 St Nicholas Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Nicholas Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-nicholas-primary-school

St Nicholas Primary School is a small school in the west of Hull with places for 210 pupils aged 5-11 years. It is based in the historic 1897 Sailor’s Families Society Orphanage and is a happy, friendly school, built on history and which relishes the challenge of preparing children for the future. St Nicholas Primary School is Ofsted rated ‘Good’. It is a ‘small school with a big heart and a love for learning’. St Nicholas Primary School converted to academy status in August 2015 and joined Humber Education Trust in September 2017.

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