Teaching Assistant Level 1
Lakelands Academy, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 0EA12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
12 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
30 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £15,112.00 - £15,112.00 Annually (Actual) SEN Allowance
Teaching Assistant Level 1 job summary
POST TITLE: TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 1
GRADE: Grade 4 - Scale point 5 (£26,428) per annum, pro rata
HOURS OF WORK: 25 hours per week Term time only
POST STATUS: POST STATUS: Permanent
Disclosure level: Enhanced
Responsible to: SENDCo
GENERAL INFORMATION
The role requires one to one work under the guidance of the SENDCo and under the instruction of teaching staff to support access to learning for students and to assist the teacher in the management of students and the classroom. Work with students will mainly be carried out in the classroom and other teaching areas.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Support for students
Attend to students’ personal care needs, and implement related personal programmes, including educational, social, health, physical, and hygiene, first aid, and welfare matters.
Supervise and support students, ensuring their safety and access to learning.
Establish constructive relationships with students and interact with them according to individual needs.
Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students.
Encourage students to interact with others, and engage in activities led by the teacher.
Encourage students to act independently as appropriate.
Support for the teacher
Be aware of student problems/ progress/achievements and report to the teacher as agreed.
Undertake student record keeping as directed.
Support teacher in managing student behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate.
Occasionally to prepare the classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards.
Some preparation of routine equipment/ materials as set out in instructions and in a timely and accurate manner.
Support for the curriculum
Support students in understanding instructions.
Support students in respect of local and national learning strategies as directed by the teachers.
Support students in using basic IT as directed.
Prepare and maintain equipment/ resources as directed by the teacher, and assist students in their use.
Support for the academy
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person. Recognise safeguarding signs and report any disclosures or safeguarding concerns immediately to the DSL, monitor student safety at all times, including break times, lunch, & transitions between classes.
Maintain confidentiality by sharing information only with appropriate personnel and keep child information secure.
Monitor student internet use and teach responsible digital citizenship.
Be aware of and support differences and ensure that students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
Contribute to the overall ethos/ work/ aims of the academy.
Facilitate and support the role of other professionals.
Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
Assist with the supervision of students out of lesson times as required, including before and after academy and at lunchtimes.
Accompany teaching staff and students, as appropriate, on visits, trips, and out of academy activities.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
“This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such all applicants who are appointed to this post will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This check will include details of cautions, reprimands or warnings, as well as convictions and non-conviction information. Once provisionally appointed, the successful applicant may also be required to apply an Enhanced Disclosure at predetermined intervals during the course of their employment whilst in this post.”
Note: Lakelands Academy is designated a no smoking workplace. There is an expectation that staff maintain a professional dress code and that ID badges will be worn and will be on show.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
This Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).
Applicants should be aware that, as part of our safer recruitment due diligence, we might undertake online searches.
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 Lakelands Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 590 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Lakelands Academy website
We are a successful, popular and well-respected 11-16 Single Academy Trust with a unique ethos; believing that creating an atmosphere of trust and care is conducive to effective learning. Visitors often remark on the ‘family feel’ of our academy. Lakelands Academy also hosts the Kettlemere Centre, a specialist provision for students with communication and interaction difficulties who are able to access the mainstream curriculum, appropriate to their needs.
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