Teaching Assistant at Pakefield Primary School

Pakefield Primary School; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Pakefield Primary School in Lowestoft, Suffolk, is seeking a caring and capable Teaching Assistant to work with teachers and support individuals and small groups. The role focuses on learning support, inclusive classroom practice and promoting social and emotional development in a welcoming school community.

You will build positive relationships, adapt activities, and respond calmly to individual needs while collaborating with families and professionals to remove barriers to learning and raise

Qualifications

• Caring and capable Teaching Assistant
• Ability to support individuals and small groups to participate, progress and grow in confidence
• Ability to build positive relationships and adapt planned activities

Responsibilities

• Support individuals and small groups with planned learning activities, adapting them in response to learners' needs.
• Promote inclusion, independence and active participation in academic and social activities.
• Help teachers monitor, assess and record learners' progress, attainment and behaviour.
• Provide appropriate personal, emotional and welfare support, maintaining children's dignity and safety.
• Build positive working relationships with learners, colleagues, families and external professionals.

Skills

Supporting learners

Communication

Job description

About this Role

Location: Pakefield Primary School, Lowestoft,Suffolk

Contract: 1 x Permanent, 1 x Fixed-term untilDecember 2027

Working Pattern: 27.5 hours per week, 38 weeks peryear

Salary: ALT Grade D - £16,297.79 to £16,684.97

Help every child take an active part in learning.

Pakefield Primary School is looking for a caring and capableTeaching Assistant to work alongside teachers, supporting individuals and smallgroups to participate, progress and grow in confidence. Based in a welcomingprimary school community in Lowestoft, the role brings together focusedlearning support, inclusive classroom practice and care for children's widersocial and emotional development. We are looking for someone who can buildpositive relationships, adapt planned activities thoughtfully and encourageindependence while responding calmly to individual needs. Workingcollaboratively with colleagues, families and other professionals, this is apractical and rewarding opportunity to help remove barriers to learning andraise expectations for every child.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Support individuals and small groups with planned learningactivities, adapting them in response to learners' needs.
• Promote inclusion, independence and active participation inacademic and social activities.
• Help teachers monitor, assess and record learners' progress,attainment and behaviour.
• Provide appropriate personal, emotional and welfare support,maintaining children's dignity and safety.
• Build positive working relationships with learners,colleagues, families and relevant external professionals.

Contact

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, orfor more information, please contact:

• Karen Tallett-Pickess, School Business Manager, at [email protected]or
• Ryan Stevens, Headteacher, at [email protected]

All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checksincluding the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal recordclearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all newemployees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching andsupport staff) will be subject to a 4 months' probation period at the start oftheir employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with ourculture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to fostersuccess; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping usto identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all,including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act.