Senior Achievement Support Officer

Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Bridlington, YO15 3PS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP subject to clearances

• Closing date

  23 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,926.00 - £27,078.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 7 SCP 20 - 24 £32,597 - £35,412 FTE

Senior Achievement Support Officer job summary

Senior Achievement Support Officer

Permanent

Start date - as soon as possible

32.5 hours per week - term-time only - plus 5 training days/evenings

This is an exciting opportunity for dedicated professional to join our enthusiastic Achievement Support team at Our Lady & St Peters VC Academy. We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting pupils in their learning and emotional development.

The successful candidate will be able to inspire, motivate and engage children in the learning process. They will have high expectations of behaviour and model good behaviour. They must be committed to work as part of a team and be willing to participate fully in ensuring inclusion of all children.

We are looking to appoint someone who:

Is confident to cover lessons across the school

Is well organised, articulate, flexible and creative

Is kind, caring, energetic and enthusiastic

Has strong communication and interpersonal skills and enjoys working within a supportive team

Is able to positively promote inclusion and have high expectation for all children

Is confident working with pupils with challenging behavior

Is a team player

Can inspire children to “be the best that they can be”.

What we offer:

A school committed to developing each child as an individual to their full potential

Happy children who are eager to learn

A commitment to quality professional development for all

The opportunity to join a forward-thinking, supportive and caring team

Benefits for you include:

cycle to work scheme

use of Trust fitness gym (based at St Mary’s College)

discounted local authority leisure and sports facilities

employee assistance and counselling service, wellbeing support and advice

option to join payable Health Care scheme

Free onsite parking

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust child protection policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

Disclaimer

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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 Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-and-st-peter-catholic-primary-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy

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