Teaching Assistant
Lift Trinity
Bounds Green Road
London, N22 8ES
United Kingdom
Salary: NJC 10–15 £31,611 - £33,987 (actual), £16,241.74 - £17,462.53 (pro rata salary) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 22.2 Hours a week, 39 weeks a year
Contract: Fixed Term (August 2027)
Start date: September 2026
We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our team on a part-time basis (3 days per week) within our 3-year-old Nursery provision.
The successful candidate will work closely with teachers and colleagues to support our youngest learners’ development, wellbeing and early learning, helping to create a nurturing, positive and inclusive environment where every child can thrive. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about early years education and committed to making a difference in the lives of young children at a crucial stage of their development.
You will support children both within the nursery environment and through targeted activities and interventions, encouraging independence, confidence, curiosity and a love of learning. Working as part of a dedicated team, you will help deliver engaging learning experiences that support children’s social, emotional and educational development.
We are looking for an individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills who enjoys working collaboratively and shares our commitment to high expectations and excellent outcomes for all children.
For ambitious applicants, future career progression is available through our Level 3 and Level 5 Teaching Assistant apprenticeships, as well as Lift Schools’ Initial Teacher Training programme.
About Lift Trinity
At Lift Trinity, we are dedicated to ensuring every child succeeds, regardless of their background or ability. Our goal is to provide a safe, stimulating, and supportive environment where children develop a genuine love for life, learning, and play.
We strive to offer rich and inspiring learning opportunities that enable our pupils to achieve their full potential and develop a lifelong passion for learning. By the time our children leave Trinity, we want them to be confident, respectful, and well-prepared for the future—equipped with the knowledge, skills, and values they need to thrive.
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:
Ready to apply? Get in touch here. We can’t wait to hear from you.
Closing date: 3rd July 2026
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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Lift Schools is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please click here to view the website for further details.
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Lift Schools believes an excellent education is an entitlement for every child, and we do everything in our power to ensure that our schools are making that a reality for every pupil in our care.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to create capacity in the sector to benefit more children and communities.
At Lift Schools, we are serious about personal and professional development.
We know that talent drives performance, we attract dynamic people and we back them to reimagine what’s possible in every classroom, for every child, every day.
Whether you're taking those exciting first steps into the world of teaching or you've worked in the education sector for some time, Lift Schools is a great place to have the biggest impact.
Our work literally changes lives and we know that only happens if we invest in our team.
Initial Teacher Training
Our Initial Teacher Training programme allows prospective teachers to gain their PGCE and QTS alongside acquiring valuable experience working within a classroom.
For a full list of our career opportunities, please visit our website.
Project H - Changing education beyond Lift Schools
Project H is our online community designed to find solutions to address the big challenges in the education sector. Project H shares resources, ideas and insights from staff across our schools and the trust.
Find out more on our Life page.
Our Benefits:
We offer the full suite of Early Career and NPQ programmes as well as our CPD offer which provides opportunities for both teaching and leadership development.
For our full list of benefits, including a great pension, discounted gym membership, salary advances and a travel and leisure scheme, visit our website.
