Job details
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £14386 - £15078 per annum
Teaching Assistant (1:1 SEN) job summary
Salary: NJC 3-6 14,386 to £15,078 (Actual salary) £24,796 to £25,989 (FTE)+ well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time +5)
Contract: Fixed term until 2032* (subject to funding)
Start date: Oct/ November 2025
Closing date: 6th October
Interview date: 13th October
Are you passionate about working with young people and looking for a fulfilling career?
We're looking for a warm and dedicated 1:1 (SEN) teaching assistant to join our supportive team at Lift North Thorseby.
As a 1:1 Teaching Assistant, you'll provide tailored support to an individual pupil and (at times) small groups, and contribute to a calm, purposeful learning environment where every young person feels safe, seen and supported. This role will predominantly be a one to one support role, however flexibility to work across the school is required at times.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Supporting a child on a one-to-one basis or at times in small groups during focused activities
* Encouraging language development through play, songs and conversation
* Observing and recording progress, feeding this back to the class teacher
* Supporting personal care needs with kindness and dignity
* Helping to create stimulating, well-organised learning spaces
* Building strong, trusting relationships with children, families and staff
* Promoting good behaviour, emotional well-being and a sense of belonging
Skills and Experience we would like to see:
* Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification is advantageous
* Experience supporting within a school setting
* Familiarity with phonics programmes such as Read Write Inc
* Understanding of child development and how children learn
* A flexible, proactive approach and a genuine passion for primary education
* UK right to work, as this role is not eligible for sponsorship
*This role has been created to support a specific child. If that child moves on from the school, the contract may come to an end earlier than expected.
We value the skills and dedication of our teaching assistants. To support the best outcomes for our students, we require applicants to hold at least a Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification; ideally Level 3. If you're working towards a level 3 qualification, we'll support your journey through our Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Programme, helping you develop the skills and confidence to make an even greater impact.
About the school:
Lift North Thoresby is a vibrant village primary school proudly federated with Lift Utterby. Situated between Grimsby and Louth, together we form a close-knit, rural learning community driven by a single ambitious vision and a shared leadership team. Our culture across both schools is built on a foundation of collaboration and mutual support, creating a warm, family-like atmosphere where every member of our team is valued and empowered.
Working within our federation offers a uniquely rewarding professional experience. Staff and leaders work across both sites, sharing expertise, resources and best practices to benefit all our children. We are on an exciting, shared journey of excellence and seek passionate, flexible educators who are inspired by the opportunity to make an impact across two schools. If you thrive in a supportive, community-focused environment, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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
Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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 North Thoresby Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 99 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
Welcome to Lift North Thoresby, is a school with enormous potential and has the ambition, the expertise and the students to become an outstanding school. Join us and be part of this journey!
As a Lift Schools school, at Lift North Thoresby our mission is pure and simple: to enable our pupils to lead remarkable lives. This is the golden thread that binds us all together – the reason that despite our very different paths to Lift North Thoresby, we are all part of one family.
Together we share and celebrate the values that are fundamental to British society. Our school values of being big-hearted, unusually brave, pushing the limits and discovering what is possible underpin everything that we do.
Ofsted
We were again judged to be a 'good' school and we were last inspected in January 2020.
WHY JOIN OUR SCHOOL?
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with Lift Schools.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our Lift Schools Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
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