TEACHING ASSISTANT

St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Beccles

The Governors of St Benet’s Catholic Primary School, are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant for January 2026. They are keen to accommodate the best candidate who will make a positive impact on our school and our standards. Our friendly school is part of a Federation of two schools, the other being St Edmund’s Catholic Primary School, Beccles and the wider family of Catholic Schools of St John the Baptist Catholic Mulit-Academy Trust.

 
• Salary - Scale C - £13.05 - £13.47 per hour, dependent upon experience/qualifications
• Permanent Contract - FIXED TERM UNTIL 31ST JULY 2026
• Part Time
• 17.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 12-Midday)
• Term time only
• Required for late January 2026 or ASAP thereafter

We wish to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant (at least to Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools) to work, initially, with Years 3 and 4.

Our school has high aspirations for all pupils and staff combined with a nurturing, supportive ethos and the role offers a fantastic opportunity to work alongside an experienced, highly skilled and friendly team.

The successful candidates will have:
• High aspirations of children's learning and behaviour
• Experience working with children with special educational needs is highly desirable
• Experience of phonics
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive and professional relationships with pupils and parents/carers

In return we can offer:
• A supportive, friendly and experienced staff team.
• Kind, caring and happy children with a desire to learn.
• Opportunities to develop skills and access appropriate training
• A supportive and challenging Trust
• A pleasant and well maintained working environment
• Access to our Wellbeing Service

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mr Andrew Osborne on 01502 712012.

Closing date: 19th January 2026, 10am

Interview date: to be confirmed, but as soon as possible after the closing date

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks. The Trust’s Whole School Safeguarding Policy incorporating Child Protection and Recruitment of Ex-offenders policies can both be found on the Trust’s website - https://www.stjohnthebaptist-cmat.org.uk/

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.