Learning Support Assistant

Stowmarket High School, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1QR

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 May 2024 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  19 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,861.00 - £17,429.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3 SCP 4-6 (FTE £23,114 - £23,893)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

We are proud to have a strong, caring and hard-working learning support team which makes significant contributions to students’ engagement and progress in school. We are looking for a diligent, honest and hard-working colleague who will be committed to supporting our students to become the very best people that they can be.

This will be a challenging but extremely rewarding position which often involves working closely with some of our most vulnerable and challenging students. We care passionately about our students as individuals, and support and encourage them to achieve success in all aspects of school life. If you have the patience and the stamina needed to make a difference to our students’ then we would love you to apply.

The hours of work in this post are 32.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

If you are passionate about providing young people with a safe, supportive environment in which to ensure their success, we want to hear from you

In return for working at our school, which is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust, you will receive a wide range of benefits, including:

Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development

Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College

Pension scheme ( LGPS) with generous employer contribution

Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice

Shopping and leisure discounts

Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme

Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact Michele Miall, Headteachers PA by email to m.miall@stowhigh.com or telephone 01449 613541.

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is part of Waveney Valley Academies Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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About Stowmarket High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 872 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Stowmarket High School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stowmarket-high-school-stowmarket (opens in new tab)

Stowmarket High School is situated in picturesque mid Suffolk with excellent commuter links to Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich. We are an inclusive 11 – 18 Academy and part of Waveney Valley Academies Trust. 6th Form is currently not being offered. Construction of a new school is now complete on our current site and we have moved into our new state of the art school.

In return for working at Stowmarket High School, staff are assured of a welcoming environment with supportive colleagues and a strong focus on staff induction and ongoing professional development, a consistent and supportive approach to behaviour for learning together with inspirational and dynamic leadership.

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