Learning Assistant

Tiffield Academy, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8AA

23 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  18 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  17 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,519.00 - £22,554.00 Annually (Actual) 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Learning Assistant job summary

An amazing opportunity is available join the brand new Tiffield Academy as part of our team of Learning Support Assistants!

Tiffield Academy, an all-through special free school for students who have severe learning difficulties (SLD) and Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), opened its doors in September 2025 in a purpose-built new building and you could be an part of this. You will deliver high quality support for our young people and their families to ensure a fabulous experience at Tiffield Academy.

This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to develop a wide range of skills whilst working in a friendly and supportive environment. We’re looking for an exceptional Learning Support Assistant who:

• understands that all behaviour is communication
• is committed to supporting our pupils to communicate in a range of different ways
• has excellent communication skills and can work effectively as part of a team
• can use their initiative and professional curiosity when supporting children
• has great organisational skills
• has the ability to relate to and engage with a wide range of pupils
• has the ability to ensure high standards in terms of achievement and engagement
• has high aspirations for the children they are supporting

Training and support will be provided from a welcoming and professional team. If you think you have what it takes to work within this role, we look forward to hearing from you.

Experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs would be advantageous. You will be joining a brand new team of passionate colleagues who strive to achieve the best outcomes for pupils in all aspects of their lives.

Tiffield Academy will be the newest addition to the special academy portfolio within the very successful Greenwood Academies Trust. The academy will open its doors in September 2025 welcoming up to 140 students in its first year and growing to 230 students over subsequent years. The purpose-built new building has been designed with the students’ needs at the forefront of everyone’s thoughts with good sized classrooms, quiet spaces for group work and calming spaces as well as sensory rooms. There will be dedicated rooms for Food Technology, Art and Science as well as workspaces for staff. Thought has been put into the exterior design too, including an outdoor games area, sensory garden and horticulture area planned.

Joining a successful multi-academy trust, you can expect comprehensive CPD and a future that could take you anywhere. You will have specific support from the Greenwood Academies Trust network of experts across all school support functions. We believe in looking after the people who make a huge difference to our children, their families and the communities we serve. That’s why we give everyone who joins a Perkbox account - with 24/7 access to perks and discounts, plus curated wellbeing tools to look after your physical and mental health. It’s part of our commitment to look after you.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Hundreds of global and local perks, available online 24/7
• Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, all year round
• Save money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays
• A free Employee Assistance Programme from Vivup

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education”.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

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 Tiffield Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 18
• School size: Up to 250 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tiffield-special-free-school

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