Description Springfield Infant School and Nursery, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 3PP £23,656 - £24,027 pro rata 27.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year Fixed term to 31 August 2025 (with a possibility to be extended) Reference: 6957 Required as soon as possible Building Strong Foundations for a Lifetime of Learning, We are an incredibly busy infant school and being part of our team means you will be working across the school with our young learners. We are looking for an effective and flexible practitioner to join our friendly, hardworking and highly skilled learning support team. Working under the direction of the class teacher and SENCo you will be supporting and enhancing the teaching and learning by spotting when to intervene with individuals and when to use your skills more generally to support the broad range of needs in the classroom and in small groups. You will have excellent verbal and written skills and be able to communicate effectively with the children, the SENCo, staff and parents. Experience of supporting children with additional needs is desirable, although additional support and training can be offered. To join our team, it is vital that you share our belief in every child’s unique potential, working alongside your colleagues to ensure that every child is given the knowledge, self-worth and learning behaviours to enable them to experience success at this most important stage of their educational journey. We hope you will want to join us and warmly encourage you to visit our amazing school. To find out more Please read the Job Description (pdf), Person Specification (pdf) and Guidance Notes (pdf) Visits to our school and welcome and encouraged. Please call the school office to arrange this on 01473 741305 or email adminspringinf.omat.org.uk How to apply Please complete the Application Form (docx) Closing date: midday, 17 February 2025. Interview date: week commencing 24 February 2025. Orwell MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be interviewed in line with our safer recruitment procedures and the successful applicant will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. Our school is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.