SEND Teaching Assistant Level 3
St Giles Academy, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4LQ6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
16 January 2026 at 10:59pm
Date listed
9 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salaray - £19,135 to £19,438
SEND Teaching Assistant Level 3 job summary
Our Vision to empower and inspire children, adults and communities to be ambitious, healthy and kind, dedicated to making our world a better place.
Our Fantastic Five Values
D - Harbour children deserve joyful (delight)schools that ignite creativity and learning through play. We invest in colleagues to ensure success and promote lifelong well-being for everyone.
A - We recruit the best colleagues and nurture talent in safe environments, inspiring our children to strive for excellence (ambition). By learning from the best, we improve and give back to our communities.
N - Harbour schools are rooted in care, valuing respect and empathy (nurture). We create supportive environments where children and colleagues thrive, preparing them for the future.
C - We promote pride, inclusion, and civic responsibility, celebrating diversity and community. Colleagues will experience belonging through collaboration, well-being, and continuous development.
E - Success comes when colleagues are empowered to innovate, take risks, and learn from failure. At Harbour, we encourage creativity and collaboration, helping both children and colleagues achieve their goals.
Our Magnificent Seven Behaviours
We will act with integrity, honesty and transparency in all that we do
We will trust our fellow professionals and value their skills and knowledge
We will work collaboratively and encourage others to do the same
We will work inclusively, building and celebrating inclusive and diverse communities
We will be kind to ourselves and in all our dealings with others, acting with
compassion and empathy
We will communicate regularly and with clarity with our stakeholders and with each
other, welcoming and reflecting on constructive feedback from others
We will be aspirational for all, wanting the best for ourselves and for everyone
Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant, Level 3
Contract: Temporary (subject to funding) , 32.5 hours per week, Term Time plus 5
Salary Scale: Scale 3, Points 5-6 (£25,583- £25,989) FTE
Pro Rata Salary: £19,135- £19,438
Interview date: 21 January 2026
Start date: February 2026
As a SEND Level 3 Teaching Assistant you will play a crucial role in supporting teaching and learning. You will work closely with teachers and pupils, helping to create a positive and inclusive learning environment. 1:1 work may be required at times. You will complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for the pupils and monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting on children’s progress and development
Our children are amazing and we intend to help them to continue to be amazing, regardless of what life throws at them. This is a key role in enabling that to happen.
If you are thinking of applying, we are looking for people who:
- Are committed, adaptable and caring, with a professional manner, who are patient and deeply caring - unflappable!;
- Are able to demonstrate creativity, resilience and interpersonal skills to complement our highly effective team;
- Can be an effective team player and willing to be fully involved in the life of the school;
What can we offer you in addition to the salary and holidays above?
- Be part of a dedicated team committed to achieving high standards;
- A supportive, warm and welcoming ethos;
- A vibrant learning environment - for you and our children;
- An experienced and supportive leadership team, who are committed to the well-being of all staff;
As part of Harbour Learning Trust all staff have opportunity to access:
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employee Wellbeing Service
- Cycle to Work Scheme
We always offer the opportunity to discuss our roles and visit our Academy before you apply.
We welcome visits to the school or an informal chat about the role. Please contact the Principal on 01522 785760
For further information, please contact: lincoln.hr@harbourlearningtrust.com
Harbour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the Trust carries out an online search as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates. References taken up upon interview.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Giles Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 392 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Giles Academy website
School location
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