Teaching Assistant

Job Description

£13.21 per hour

Casual basis - as and when required

December 2025 Start

We are looking for Teaching Assistants to join our fantastic team at Pioneer School, a special school providing for children and young people between the ages of 3 to 19 with Severe and Complex Learning Difficulties.

We're committed to providing an excellent education to every child in our modern and inspiring learning environment!

About the Role:

You will be covering staff absences.
This is a flexible, casual position that allows you to share your availability each week. We will then arrange work on the days cover is needed.
You will work in partnership with class teachers to support pupils' learning.
You will attend to pupils' personal needs, including toileting, dressing, feeding and mobility.

What We're Looking For:

Previous experience working with children with special educational needs is a plus!
This role would also be a great opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in an SEN classroom.
You'll need to take a basic numeracy & literacy test as part of the application process

Lift Pioneer is a successful special school that provides for children and young people between the ages of 3 and 19. We have purpose-built facilities and a modern, inspiring learning environment, complete with a wide range of resources. We are committed to meeting the needs of all our pupils and enabling them to experience success.
School visits are welcome. To arrange, please contact Cathy Duff, Office Manager on 01268 243300.

Closing date : 2nd December 2025

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.

Lift Schools is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please clickhereto view the website for further details.

Information about the School

Lift Pioneer was formerly two separate schools – Elmbrook School and Moat House School, both based in Church Road Basildon.

Elmbrook School catered for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties and pupils with complex learning difficulties aged 3 – 19 and Moat House School catered for pupils with moderate learning difficulties aged 5 – 16.

The two schools amalgamated in September 2003 to form Pioneer School, initially operating across two campuses. In January 2009, after years of fundraising and planning, the school moved into its current purpose-built premises. This was followed in September 2011 by the opening of a new wing, funded by the Building Schools for the Future programme. These developments provided state-of-the-art facilities designed to support a broad and ambitious curriculum, with specialist spaces for therapy, life skills and vocational learning.

In June 2012, the school became part of Lift Schools, joining a national family of schools committed to delivering an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.