Teaching Assistant
Salary: NJC 11-14 £27,269 - £30,060 (FTE) £23,951 - £26,403 (Actual Salary) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 37 per week, 40 weeks per year (Term time + inset days)Contract: Permanent
Start date: September 2025
Looking to make a difference every day?
Join our team and play a vital role in ensuring our students receive the education they deserve. Our Teaching Assistants provide an efficient and high-quality support service to students here at Kingswood Academy and champion teaching strategies for students.
You'll provide invaluable support to delivering an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
You're someone who'll be able to:
- Support and adapt learning for pupils in any phase.
- Be robust, resilient and take pride in helping students who can sometimes find school life challenging.
- Be flexible, positive and compassionate.
You're someone who has:
- Level 2 functional skills Maths and English or GCSE grade C/4 and above.
- Passion and enthusiasm for working with young people.
- Trained in/or willing to complete Teaching Assistant training (level 3)
This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.
We value the skills and dedication of our teaching assistants. To support the best outcomes for our students, we require a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (or equivalent). If you don't yet hold this qualification, don't worry! We'll invest in your development by enrolling you in our Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Programme, helping you gain the behaviours, skills and experience you need to thrive in the role.
About our school:
Kingswood Academy is a national beacon of educational excellence. We are a school where our students make half a grade more progress, across all subjects, than other students do nationally; placing the academy as one of the highest performing schools in the region.
Our Vision is: to deliver world class learning, which places no limits on what young people can achieve.Candidates are encouraged to look at this post as a 3 year development pathway to the next stage of their career. The innovative and dedicated training and CPD at Kingswood Academy is exceptional.
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.
Closing date: 12th March
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.