King Edward VI School Address: Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3BH Salary: £19,454 - £20,420 per annum ( £28,142 - £29,541 pro rata) Hours: Full time, 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year Contract: Permanent, required to start ASAP Reference: 5080 Your role/responsibilities: As our Deaf Resource Base continues to grow at King Edward VI School, we are looking for a Support Assistant to join our team. You will be supporting our students to access their learning, either individually, in small groups or in mainstream lessons. You will need: We are seeking to appoint someone who has: a good level of maths and English at GCSE good spoken and written language skills BSL Level 1 with a commitment and willingness to work towards Level 2 experience of working with children and young people in an Education setting the ability to work as part of a team and make a positive contribution to our school and the wider community. About us We are the Local Authority’s secondary provision for Deaf learners in West Suffolk. King Edward VI CEVC School is a successful, oversubscribed 11-16 school with 1200 students on roll. We are situated in the historic town of Bury St Edmunds (‘the jewel in the crown of Suffolk’), surrounded by beautiful countryside – just over an hour by train to London, and with close links to the A14. We will offer you: the opportunity to work with a supportive team of colleagues with a focus on putting our students at the centre of everything we do. For more information We are receptive to requests for a pre-visit and/or informal contact ahead of making an application. For an informal conversation about this vacancy, or to arrange a visit, please contact Sarah Trueman, HR and Training Manager sjt@king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk or by calling 01284 716180 (option 3). Please also see the attached job description (pdf). How to apply Completed application to be returned to: vacancies@king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk Closing date: 9am, 22 June 2026