Springfield Infant School and Nursery Address: Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 4PP Salary: £24,413 - £24,796 pro rata Hours: 16.5 - 27.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year Contract: Fixed term to 31 August 2026. Required as soon as possible Reference: 8122 Building Strong Foundations for a Lifetime of Learning. We are incredibly busy infant school and being part of our team means you will be working across the school with our young learners. We are looking for an effective and flexible Learning Support Assistant to join our friendly, hardworking and highly skilled teaching assistant team. Working under the direction of the class teacher and SENCo you will be supporting and enhancing the teaching and learning by spotting when to intervene with individuals and when to use your skills more generally to support the broad range of needs in the classroom and in small groups. You will have excellent verbal and written skills and be able to communicate effectively with the children, the SENCo, staff and parents. Experience in supporting children with additional needs is desirable, although additional support and training can be offered. To join our team, it is vital that you share our belief in every child’s unique potential, working alongside your colleagues to ensure that every child is given the knowledge, self-worth and learning behaviours to enable them to experience success at this most important stage of their educational journey. We hope you will want to join us and warmly encourage you to visit our amazing school. To find out more Please read the Job Description (pdf) and Person Specification (pdf) How to apply Please complete the Application Form (word) and Equal Opportunities Form (word) Please email your completed application to admin@springinf.omat.org.uk Closing date: 12 pm, 2 December 2025. Interview date: 8 December 2025. Springfield infant School and Nursery is an Orwell Multi Academy Trust Academy, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.