Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Laceby Acres Primary Academy, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 5QN

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: 24.75 hrs a week Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC Point 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Academy is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Early Years Teaching Assistant to work within our foundation stage.

The successful candidate must have:

• Good standards of English and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of supporting the teaching and learning of early Maths and English skills within a school setting.
• The ability to work under direction of class teachers and higher-level teaching assistants.
• Experience of working with individuals or small groups on directed tasks from the teacher.
• Experience of supporting when a teacher is out of class.
• Experience of supporting behaviour and personal care needs.
• Ability and experience of keeping pupil records / notes and feeding back to the class teacher.
• The ability to work as part of a whole school team.
• Initiative and the ability to work flexibly and be adaptable.
• Ability to motivate and engage children in learning.
• Commitment to their own professional learning and engaging in training.

The successful applicant must be reliable and adaptable, have a positive attitude and be able to engage actively in a wide range of activities. The successful candidate will need to show good levels of initiative.

What the school offers its staff

Strong Team

Opportunities for advancement
Pension
Enrolment on to Trust EAP Programme

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Laceby Acres Primary Academy

• 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: Laceby Acres Primary Academy website
• Email address: l.gale@lacebyacres.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/laceby-acres-primary-academy

We aim to ensure that pupils leave Laceby Acres Academy having a sense of their own special individuality.  Our children are encouraged to foster high aspirations and develop positive self esteem, enabling them to leave our school secure in the knowledge that the world is at their feet. 

We motivate and inspire pupils through creative teaching which is innovative and well paced. 

We endeavour to remove barriers to learning and expect that children in our community reach their full potential judged upon a range of measures including national standards. 

At our school, we teach pupils to take responsibility for their own actions; children understand that they have choices and learn to evaluate the consequences of the decisions they make. 

All members of the school, including pupils, parents, staff and governors, recognise that they hold a stake in our school and the wider community. We are all committed to establishing a life-long love of learning, enabling our children to take their place confidently within a rapidly changing world. 

Our Aims 

Creativity: We aim to have the freedom to be able to enjoy, express feelings and seek solutions. 

Enjoyment: We aim to have fun and feel enthusiastic at school. 

Responsibility:  We aim to develop independence enabling us to take ownership of our own learning. 

Compassion: We aim to develop trust and respect between everybody in our school. 

Co-operation: We aim to work together to achieve an overall purpose.

Arranging a visit to Laceby Acres Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.gale@lacebyacres.org.

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