Job Description

Blundeston CEVC Primary School

Address:

Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 5AX

Salary:

22,367 pro rata (Grade 2.2)

Hours:

25.5 hours per week, including after school club, term time only

Contract:

Fixed term contract until 31 August 2026 initially.

Reference:

8378

Blundeston CEVC Primary School

are looking for a

Teaching Assistant

to join the team.


You will play a pivotal role in ensuring pupil wellbeing, progress and discipline and will provide regular feedback from monitoring pupils' work and engagement to support teachers and pastoral teams to identify and evaluate the impact of teaching, learning and emotional support


You will work in line with our policies and procedures to create an environment of the school values family, flourish and respect to achieve our vision of 'a place to flourish'. Our children are encouraged to develop their understanding of, and reflect upon, these values through our curriculum and collective worship programme.


You will undertake mandatory training and embrace continuous growth as well as taking responsibility for your own personal development.

About the role

As a Teaching Assistant in our school, you will also undertake intervention sessions and learning programmes to support individuals or groups of pupils to develop their knowledge and for additional support in their learning journey. This may include support for pupils' that have additional educational needs.


You will work closely under the direction of the Class Teacher to support the preparation, delivery and monitoring of teaching and learning. Part of this role involves support with school clubs, and you will be expected to work some hours at after school club.

You will also:

be a dedicated Teaching Assistant who wants to support and challenge all pupils in their learning care about pupils' wellbeing and success be committed to safeguarding and seeks the highest standards in teaching and learning enjoy being an active part of a supportive and enthusiastic team demonstrates enthusiasm for teaching and the skills to inspire learners of all abilities promote independence and positive behaviour for learning use positive behaviour management that can foster a supportive classroom ethos wish to play an important part in our team and contribute to our further growth. have high expectations of learning and behaviour be a calm, confident and positive person be able to work one to one with a child or a small group be focused on raising standards and developing your own potential be keen to support the wider life of the school be able to support at school clubs and wrap around care.

About us

Blundeston CEVC Primary School are seeking a dedicated and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our school community to support pupils and teachers in class to ensure the effective delivery of teaching and learning. We encourage a love of learning across every aspect of school life and have high aspirations for all, rooted in a caring Christian ethos.

We will offer you:

friendly and experienced colleagues who take pride in their work and actively seek ways to improve their practice a calm, purposeful working environment with delightful, well-behaved children who are eager to learn and proud of their school a highly inclusive ethos which meets the needs of individual children within our setting a supportive teaching environment with a variety of resources a commitment to supporting continuous professional development.

For more information

Please read the

Application Guidance (Word)

.


To find out more about us, please visit

our website

.


For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the school office by calling

01502 730488

.

How to apply

Please submit your completed

Application Form (Word)

by email to

admin@blundeston.suffolk.sch.uk

.

Closing date:

1pm, 4 February 2026

Interview date:

Week commencing 9 February 2026