Teaching Assistant

Boston Pioneers Free School Academy, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 8SS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £21,904.90 - £22,958.49 Monthly

Teaching Assistant job summary

Key Responsibilities:

You will work closely with class teachers and the SENCO to provide support for pupils with, and without, EHCPs, helping them to access the curriculum, develop independence, and thrive socially and emotionally.

• Support the classroom teacher in delivering lessons and maintaining a positive learning environment.
• Assist students individually or in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
• Prepare and organise classroom materials and resources
• Communicate effectively with teachers, students, and parents when required.

Benefits:

• Generous pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to counselling, 24/7 GP service and wellbeing services
• 2 Wellbeing Days per academic year
• Employee Benefits Platform including hundreds of discounts on many highstreet retailers and financial wellbeing hub
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Essential criteria:

• English and Maths GCSE, Grade C/4 or equivalent

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working with children with SEND, particularly those with EHCPs

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advert

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 Boston Pioneers Free School Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 411 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Boston Pioneers Free School Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/boston-pioneers-free-school-academy

A warm welcome to Boston Pioneers Academy, Lincolnshire’s first Free School. Our aim at Pioneers is to encourage and enable all children towards the realisation of their own unique talents. We aspire to ignite within every child a lifelong love of learning through the provision of a rich and exciting curriculum, which will ultimately help them to see that all accomplishments start with a dream and that all dreams are possible. This is encapsulated in our Academy Motto: ‘Sic Itur Ad Astra’ – Thus one journeys to the stars. At Pioneers we set the highest standards for our pupils in terms of both their academic progress and their conduct. Our Academy is centred around our ‘R.E.A.C.H.’ Values: Resilience – We keep trying, even when things are tough Excellence – We strive for excellence in all we do Ambition – We are ambitious for ourselves and those around us Care – We are caring and compassionate to each other Honesty – We are honest in what we say and what we do Apart from home, school is the single most important place in the lives of most children. Their experience of school will play a vital role in their lives and be a key determiner in their future. As such, we understand how important it is to decide on the right school for your child.

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