Special Teaching Assistant

Sunrise Academy, Lowestoft, NR33 8AX

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  24 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year - Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,185 - £25,989 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Sunrise Academy, Lowestoft
• 37 hours per week, 39weeks per year- Permanent
• Salary: £25,185- £25,989per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Actual Salary:£21,370-£22,058per annum

We are seeking a caring and dedicated Special Teaching Assistant (STA) to join our team and support children and young people with a range of special educational needs, including communication and interaction needs and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. This rewarding role focuses on helping students develop confidence, independence and the skills they need to succeed both in education and in life.

Working closely with teaching staff, you will provide classroom support, assist with learning activities, help monitor student progress and contribute to a positive and inclusive learning environment. You will build supportive relationships with students, encourage engagement in learning and help them develop resilience, social skills and emotional wellbeing. The role may also involve supporting students with personal care, supervising break and lunchtime activities, and promoting positive behaviour throughout the school day.

The successful candidate will have experience working with children or young people, ideally within a SEND or SEMH setting. You will be patient, empathetic and able to build positive relationships with students, whilst maintaining high expectations and supporting them to achieve their full potential. If you are passionate about making a difference and helping young people thrive, we would love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

SENDAT Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment checks will be required for all of our staff at SENDAT.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Sunrise Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 9 to 16
• Size: 51 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sunrise Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sunrise-academy

Sunrise joined SENDAT Trust on 1st April 2022. It was previously called The Everitt Academy. It caters for up to 52 young people with a full EHCP for SEMH in Key Stages 3 and 4.

We are working with the LA to consider taking some Key Stage 2 students in the future.

As at Trust we are committed to trauma informed practice across all our schools and in all policies we work to. We have trained over 30 Level 5 practitioners and have an ongoing commitment to this. To support this work we have developed out TIS umbrella, which aims to show approaches and programmes that we use across the Trust under our overall TIS approach. Two of the schools in the Trust are TIS approved schools and we are working on all school being approved. https://sendat.academy/trauma-informed

Arranging a visit to Sunrise Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk.

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