Saxmundham Primary School

East Anglian Schools Trust

Part-Time Family Welfare Assistant – 25hrs per week – 38 weeks per year 

Monday – Friday 8.30am - 1.30pm

Permanent

Commencing March 2026

Saxmundham Primary is a busy and exciting school (Ofsted rated Good in all areas). We are a thriving 3-11 years primary school with an in-school Nursery and a PAN of 45. We provide a nurturing and stimulating environment for our pupils, with some mixed-aged classes to support their individual learning needs. We are committed to delivering an exceptional education that prepares our young learners for the next stage of their academic journey.

All children at our school have a wide range of opportunities available to them to be involved in school life. The school council, eco council, sports teams, choir and annual performances provide a wealth of activities beyond everyday lessons.

Saxmundham Primary School is seeking to appoint a Family Welfare Assistant who will form part of the Welfare Team. The team are responsible for ensuring that children are supported through accessing all relevant in-school and external programmes and agencies. The Family Welfare Assistant’s primary role is to support children to attend school and to remove any barriers for children attending school. This will include working closely with families, signposting to local services and working through a graduated response supporting families to ensure child(ren) access their right to a full education. 

We are proud to be part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Farlingaye High School, Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School, Castle East School, Holbrook High School, EAST SCITT and five other primary schools Wickham Market, Easton, Aldeburgh, Leiston and Kyson with whom we work closely with. 

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We are a Teaching School Hub partner, which allows us to improve teaching and learning on a continuous basis. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools. 

East Anglian Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. Please note that all applicants will be subject to online searches. The successful candidate will be also be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

For more information please email sax.finance@eastmat.org