Teaching Assistant - Maternity Cover

Pakefield High School, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7AQ

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 February 2026

• Closing date

  6 February 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  27 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,841

Teaching Assistant - Maternity Cover job summary

Teaching Assistant – Maternity Cover

Grade D - £11,841 actual salary

Grade D – point 5 (£25,583) to point 6 (£25,989) Fulltime

 

Temporary to cover maternity leave

20 hours per week

Term time plus one week (39 weeks per year)

 

Required from 23 February 2026.

 

Clarion Corvus Trust is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to cover a maternity leave, to join our SEND Team at Pakefield High School. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and a passion for supporting young people in their academic and social development. Under the guidance of the SENDCo and within the overall ethos of the school, you will support the delivery of personalised learning programmes and activities to support students with special education needs, individually and in small groups, to enable them to access the learning and the wider aspects of school life.

You will be someone who understands and enjoys working with young people, is well organised, flexible, adaptable, and who enjoys variety in your work. You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to motivate students and gain their respect.

Your Opportunity

By joining Pakefield High School, you will become part of a staff dedicated to and passionate about securing the best possible outcomes for our young people. We can offer you:

• The chance to work as part of a forward-thinking dynamic team
• A role that can make significant positive impacts on the lives of young people
• A creative and innovative environment
• Excellent opportunities for career and professional development
• A welcoming and supportive staffing body
• Enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme (if eligible)

For more information and to apply, please see our website www.clarioncorvus.org.uk  

Closing Date: 9.00am Friday 6 February 2026

Interviews: w/c Monday 9 February 2026

Clarion Corvus Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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

Clarion Corvus Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people across its schools and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, and have checks carried out with previous employers. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Pakefield High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 701 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pakefield High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pakefield-high-school

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