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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    4 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    23 July 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

32.5 hours per week 39 weeks per year

Apprenticeship Teaching Assistant Level 3 job summary

We are a forward-thinking, innovative primary school with a passion for learning beyond the classroom. Much of our curriculum is taught outdoors in our inspirational and award-winning educational school grounds.

At Boston West Academy, we believe that strong, positive relationships provide the foundations for a school to flourish. We enjoy ‘working together for success’ within an optimistic and positive culture of excellence.

We are looking for 2 apprentices to work with individual children having special or particular needs, in accordance with the child’s statement where appropriate and\or groups of children as directed by the teacher.

Working under the direction of the teacher/senior staff, encourage pupils to become more independent learners and help to raise achievement and attainment for all pupils.

  • Supporting with behaviour management

  • Assisting with structured and agreed class activities
  • Assisting with the supervision of students
  • Supporting students with their learning and development
  • Preparing the classroom as directed for lessons
  • Preparing equipment/resources as directed
  • Assisting to undertake student record keeping

Desired skills and personal qualities:

  • Able to communicate effectively with parents/carers.
  • Able to explain tasks simply and clearly, reinforcing teaching points
  • Able to engage good social skills
  • Follow support programmes, prepare resources and complete records of achievement
  • Demonstrate the ability to learn and adapt from experience
  • Patient, caring, dedicated and enthusiastic
  • Calm
  • Shows initiative
  • Empathy with children with the ability to relate well to staff and parents


These duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exhaustive nor exclusive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grading of the post.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the recruitment campaign earlier that this date subject to the volume of applications received. We therefore encourage candidates to submit applications as early as possible.

It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, a DBS check with children’s barred list and satisfactory references. Our schools are part of Anthem Schools Trust, which is a charity and a company limited by guaranteed. Registered in England & Wales. Company No. 7468210.

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About Boston West Academy

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
417 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
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Boston West Academy is a successful, happy and inclusive 4 -11 primary school in Boston, South Lincolnshire. Having been judged as outstanding by Ofsted in 2016, we are proud of what we have achieved over the past few years.  We are committed to developing our pupils both individually and as team players, able to work collaboratively in their learning. Our high expectations and high-quality teaching allow our children to achieve and become inquisitive, motivated and passionate lifelong learners.

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