Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £21,906 to £22,608 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 November 2025 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 0SD |
| Company: | Lift Schools |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | FIP083016_1763131934 |
Summary
Salary: NJC 5-7 £21,906 - £22,608 (actual), £25,583 - £26,906 (pro rata salary) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 37 per week, 39 weeks per year (Term time + inset days)
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 23rd November
Interview date: 1st December
Start date: January 2026
Your Impact; Their Future: Do you have the potential to make a difference?
We are excited to be adding to our team here at Lift Firth Park, we are seeking a skilled Teaching Assistant (Inclusion) on a permanent basis. This is a great opportunity for a committed individual to support Lift Firth Park to provide an alternative and inclusive education for its pupils. If you are looking for a career in education, and have experience in working with young people, behaviour management and inclusion, then come and join our creative, warm and dynamic school.
Key aspects of the role involve:
- Establishing productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- Deliver packages of support to students who are at risk of exclusion or are experiencing significant issues that are damaging their academic progression.
- Ability to help us build on the breadth of the educational experiences we offer both in and out of the classroom.
You're someone who has:
- Behaviour Management strategies to encourage positive behaviour.
- Knowledge and experience of intervention programmes that accelerate progress.
- Commitment to raising attainment and safeguarding vulnerable young people.
- Experience of working with young people.
- Level 2 functional skills Maths and English or GCSE grade C/4 and above.
We value the skills and dedication of our teaching assistants. To support the best outcomes for our students, we require applicants to hold at least a Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification; ideally Level 3. If you're working towards a level 3 qualification, we'll support your journey through our Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Programme, helping you develop the skills and confidence to make an even greater impact.
This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.
About our school:
Lift Firth Park is a vibrant, mixed secondary school for students aged 11-16. Located in Shiregreen, Sheffield, we serve around 1,200 pupils and reflect a richly diverse community, with more than a third of students speaking English as an additional language.
The school is currently undergoing an exciting period of transformational change, and we are already seeing its positive impact-in the classroom, across the curriculum and throughout our culture. This is an excellent time to join our team. We are looking for individuals who share our dedication to inclusive, aspirational education and who are excited to contribute to our renewed vision and ambitious future.
We would warmly welcome visits to the school, please contact us to arrange.
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.
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.
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