Job Description St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich, IP1 2AX £23,114 pro rata 27.5 hours per week, 8.45am - 3.15pm (5 days per week) term time only (38 weeks per year) Maternity cover Reference: 6290 St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is a multicultural school in the centre of Ipswich. We are extremely proud of our school and have high ambitions for all pupils. We have a strong Christian ethos which underpins our approach to all aspects of teaching and learning. We are proud of our broad and balanced curriculum which is enhanced with enrichment opportunities, enabling pupils to achieve their full potential; all of this is rooted strongly in our school values and Christian ethos.We are seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to work primarily with one pupil with SEND in Year 6, from September 2024. You will: be supportive and provide the highest quality learning experience to enable children to reach their potential have high expectations of yourself and the children you work with have a passion for education, inspire a love of learning and nurture success have knowledge of how to support children with SEND and are EAL be able to use your initiative and adapt easily to change be an outstanding communicator be a good team player. be able to maintain confidentiality have an awareness of safeguarding.Our commitment to you: Children who are well-behaved, motivated and engaged in their learning A diverse and welcoming, fully inclusive school A supportive Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body A school where we are proud to have a team of dedicated, hard-working and enthusiastic staff Commitment to your professional development A school with well-developed resources A school with an active focus on work life balance and wellbeing.Qualifications: SEND Experience (preferable) grade C / 4+ mathematics and English a good level of computer literacy.To find out more:Visits to the school are welcome.To arrange a visit, please contact our school office by calling 01473 251614.Please also visit our website:https://www.stmatthewsprimary.co.ukHow to apply: Application form (doc) Job description (docx)Completed forms should be emailed to the Headteacher at: jobs@stmatthewscevap.uk Closing date: 3pm, 11 October 2024. Interview date: 17 / 18 October 2024.Commitment to SafeguardingSt Matthew's 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 and all candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.About the TeamIMPORTANT PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYINGTo apply, please follow the application process detailed above. This job does not have a Suffolk Jobs Direct online application form.The 'Apply Now' button below only allows you to submit a job alert, not an online application.