Teaching Assistant

Park Academy, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9LQ

40 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Pay scale: G3 - £21,205.35 - £22,225.59 actual salary

What skills and experience we're looking for

At Park Academy we value all learners and learning. We understand the importance of making learning fun, engaging but most importantly purposeful and we strive to do this everyday. Our school is a large, vibrant and thriving place, where every individual is cherished and valued. We celebrate difference and respect each other’s cultures and traditions, building our learning family and making it ever stronger. At Park Academy we have worked together with children, parents, staff and governors to choose our core values which are integral to our school. After much discussion and excitement, we decided that the word PROUD represented those values which are most important to our community.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.
  
  
• English and Maths GCSE, Grade C/4 or equivalent required
• Experience working with children with SEND, particularly those with EHCPs desirable

This position is 32.5 hours per week, term time, temporary to August 31st 2027 Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advert.

The Voyage Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, which will include online checks. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. It is an offence to apply for a role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations. Voyage Education Partnership welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation. All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

What the school offers its staff

• 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
• Cycle to Work Scheme

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

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About Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 332 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Park Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@voyage-education.org
• Phone number: 01205331900
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/park-academy-boston

Situated in the centre of Boston and educating children from 5-11 years old, Park Academy is a school where a love of learning is evident.

Learners are highly valued at the vibrant and thriving academy, which features a large outdoor space and even includes its own woodland.

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