Teaching Assistant
Grove Primary School, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 8RQDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
01 September 2025
Closing date
25 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,598.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) ALT D Points 8-11 - £17,371.88-£17,785.03
Teaching Assistant job summary
THIS IS AN INTERNAL POST FOR ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY.
We have an opportunity for you to be part of an amazing team and school, working within our Teaching Assistant Team. If you are passionate about working with children and want to make a real difference to their learning at this crucial time in their education - this job is for you.
Job title: Teaching Assistant
Location: Westwood Primary School
Contract: Fixed-Term till 31st August 2026, 31.25 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
Salary:ALT Grade D 8-11 - £17,371.88-£17,785.03 – Annually, Actual
About Us
Grove Primary School and Westwood Primary School work alongside each other in partnership. Both schools have strong leadership including the senior team and the middle leaders. Both school’s share the same ethos of nurture, care and support whilst ensuring the best learning opportunities for all members of the community.
What we are looking for:
- Someone who is enthusiastic, warm and kind
- Highly reliable
- Positive, caring and sensitive
- An excellent team player with the ability to use their own initiative
- Aware of the importance of promoting a happy, healthy and active lifestyle.
Why Join Us?
- Vivup Benefit System
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- LGPS pension scheme
- Extensive support and development opportunities
If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Rachel Kounnas-r.kounnas@groveprimaryschool.org
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Grove Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 336 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Grove Primary School website
School location
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