Teaching Assistant
Gusford Community Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9LQ8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
30 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 May 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
- £24,027.00 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade C 5-7 - £17,647.37 - £17,924.27- Annually Actual
Teaching Assistant job summary
JOIN OUR TEAM!
THIS IS AN INTERNAL POSITION FOR THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY
Are you passionate about supporting children’s learning and development in a vibrant school environment? Gusford Primary School is seeking three enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistants to join our team. These roles are crucial in helping to facilitate the active participation of pupils in both academic and social aspects of school life.
Job title: Teaching Assistant
Location: Gusford Primary School
Contract Type:
2x Permanent positions
1 x Fixed-Term position until 31/08/2026
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
Salary:ALT Grade C 5-7 - £17,647.37 - £17,924.27- Annually Actual
Closing Date: 9:00am, Friday 30th May 2025
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?
- Belong to a compassionate and inclusive Trust who values you and the role you play
- Extensive support and development opportunities
- Vivup Benefit System
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- LGPS pension scheme
If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact Paul Rivett, School Business Manager, privett@gusfordprimary.net or call 01473682148
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 (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). 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 Gusford Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 549 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Gusford Community Primary School website
School location
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