Ipswich High School, Woolverstone, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 1AZ £14,617 actual per annum (£21,475, pro rata) 32 hours per week, term time plus staff study days Maternity/Paternity Cover Reference: 0951 Required from January/February 2025 Hours: 8.20am – 4.30pm Monday – Thursday and 8.20am – 3.30pm Friday. Do you have a desire to motivate and inspire children? Do you work well, within a positive and enthusiastic team? If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you. We are inviting applications for the temporary Maternity Cover post of Learning Support Assistant, to commence from January to support our hardworking pupils and friendly teaching staff in this happy, well-resourced and expanding school. This is a Maternity Cover post but there is potential for the role to become permanent for the right candidate. This post will also include occasional lunchtime cover support, where necessary. Ipswich High School is set in 87 acres, alongside the River Orwell in Woolverstone, providing an idyllic setting which inspires pupils and staff alike. We provide a supportive and caring environment, set in a culture of achievement and ambition with incredible educational and enrichment opportunities. Our location and surroundings make an unrivalled learning environment in which our pupils flourish. In this role you would be working within our skilled and dedicated Prep teaching team, supporting pupils within all aspects of their learning and progress. At Ipswich High School Prep School, we recognise and value the individual strengths of our pupils and we support each child to be the very best that they can be. We help our pupils to become responsible, independent and resilient learners, with high expectations and personal ambition. We strive to ensure that our children leave us well prepared for the next stage of their education, as well-rounded and caring individuals, with lifelong memories to cherish. Are you the right person to join our team? You will be enthusiastic, positive and will have the ability to work both independently and as part of a close team. Candidates also need to demonstrate a desire to further their knowledge through personal research, and further training. How to apply Full details of the post and how to apply may be obtained from the school website at: www.ipswichhighschool.co.uk or please call 01473 780201. Please complete the application form and return it to: the HR Officer at recruitmentipswichhighschool.co.uk or by post to Ipswich High School, Woolverstone, Ipswich, IP9 1AZ If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, you should assume that your application has not been successful. We reserve the right to interview strong candidates earlier than the closing date. Closing date: 9am, 6 January 2025. Interview date: week commencing 6 January 2025. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.