Teaching Assistant / MDSA

• Benhall St Mary’s Primary School, Benhall, Saxmundham IP17 1HE
• £20,258 - £21,189 pro rata
• 30 hours 50 mins per week, 38 weeks per year (term time only) *
• Fixed term until 31 December 2023
• Reference: 8085
• Required as soon as possible

• Monday – Friday, 8.40am - 3.20pm with a 30 minute lunch break.

Benhall St Mary’s Primary School is a vibrant, nurturing community school with children who are eager to learn, encouraged and inspired by a friendly team of staff and supportive parents.

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support our classes. You will also cover lunches in the dining hall and playground for the whole school and run clubs.

The role is varied, challenging, and rewarding. It demands high levels of commitment along with the ability to promote positive relationships with parents, carers, and staff from other statutory agencies, in order to support the educational progress of our pupils.

The role is to support the children during the school day. You will possess empathy, personal resilience, understanding, patience and be passionate about working with children to provide a calm learning environment.

You will be motivated, confident, and demonstrate the ability to use your own initiative and work effectively within a team to support the work of teachers in providing high quality learning opportunities for the pupils.