Teaching Assistant

Lift Tendring

Thorpe Campus, Landermere Rd, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, CO16 0LQ
United Kingdom

Voluntary Real Living Wage or NJC Scale 3–5 + well-being cash plan + LGPS pension scheme + additional Lift Schools benefits

Without a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification: Voluntary Real Living Wage – £18,316.55 per annum
With a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification: NJC Scale 3–5

Permanent, Part Time

30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Immediate Start

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our growing SEND department, working 8:40am - 3:10pm specifically to support a named child with special educational needs. You will provide tailored 1:1 support in class, as well as individualised interventions, helping to ensure the student can access learning, develop confidence, and achieve their goals.

The SEND department has grown significantly and is well positioned to deliver high quality support for our students. It is an exciting time to join as we continue to develop our team, resources and student opportunities.

Lift Tendring

Lift Tendring is a large, 11–19 mixed comprehensive school rated Good by Ofsted, with over 1,500 students on roll. We are ambitious for every young person, offering a broad and challenging curriculum alongside strong academic, vocational, creative and sporting pathways. Our culture is rooted in high expectations, fairness and opportunity for all.

What we offer:

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.

If you would like to discuss the role further or arrange an informal conversation, please contact Michael Cerny, School Operations Manager, at mcerny@lifttendring.org.

Closing date : 7th June 2026

Interview date : 16th June 2026

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 59 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.

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.

Lift Schools is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please click here to view the website for further details.

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