Teaching Assistant
Fishtoft Academy, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 0SF37 days remaining to apply
Start date details
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Closing date
13 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 October 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 Annually (Actual)
Teaching Assistant job summary
“Inspire, Achieve, Succeed”.
Small School, Big Heart, Great Start!Despite our small size, our belief of “Inspire, Achieve, Succeed” ensures all children strive to reach their goals.
Our whole school ethos is based around our HEART values, where as a school community we believe in creating a culture of honesty, compassion and mutual respect. Working alongside our partner school - Wygate Park Academy, and with the Voyage Multi-Academy Trust, our pupils have access to superb ranges of additional facilities and resources.
If you are fully committed to seeking the best outcomes for all children, see challenge as an opportunity and have a good sense of humour - then we could be the place for you!
We have a passion for reading at the heart of our curriculum, and with our belief in “No Outsiders” ensuring that we truly embrace the idea of inclusion and that everything we do, and say, embodies the “All different, Everyone Welcome” motto.
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
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 Fishtoft Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 60 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Fishtoft Academy website
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