Classroom Assistant

Necton VA Primary School, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8HT

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  4 March 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  17 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185 per annum FTE (Scale C)

Classroom Assistant job summary

Tel: 01760 722975

Email: office@necton.norfolk.sch.uk

Web: https://www.necton.norfolk.sch.uk/

Headteacher: Mrs Vicki Long

• Salary: £25,185 per annum FTE   
• Permanent
• Part time
• 31.25 hours per week
• Term time + 1 week
• Starting 13 April 2026

We wish to appoint enthusiastic and highly motivated Classroom Support Assistants for our school.   

Hours of work: 8:30am – 3:15pm with 30 minute lunch break. 

We are looking for professionals who are passionate about their key role in supporting children to learn and develop in line with our high standards of excellence.  A strong applicant will have recent successful experiences and professional knowledge gained from current work in a school setting.  You may have experiences that are in EYFS, KS1 or KS2 – we are keen to hear from you as we have capacity to offer posts to the applicants who best fit our school ethos and culture, as well as meet our business needs. 

It is highly desirable for applicants to have a minimum of a Level 3 EYFS relevant and recognised qualification as specified by the DfE (and is listed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-qualifications-achieved-in-england) It is also advantageous for applicants to hold a current Paediatric First Aid qualification. 

Ideal candidates will: 

• Have recent experience of working with primary school age children, particularly in a school setting. 
• Have a recent background of effective working with children at this age and stages of development. 
• Be confident to work independently under the directions provided by teachers, external professionals and the Senior Leadership Team. 
• Have experience of and working knowledge of safeguarding children in an education setting. 
• Be supportive of the Christian nature of our school vision and culture. 
• Have additional qualifications to support their effective practice, such as Paediatric First Aid, or other similar professional development relevant to working with children of this age and stage of development. 
• Have good interpersonal skills; with children and young people, their parents, external professionals and the wider school community. 
• Have a strong team spirit and the flexibility to work under direction from their class teacher but also know when and how to use their initiative to best effect for the children. 

We value our school and positive working environment that upholds the principles and values of our Christian foundation firmly at the centre of all we do.  You will be welcomed into a friendly, supportive team who work closely together, and you will be involved in providing inspiration to EYFS pupils through the development of exciting and engaging activities in all areas of learning. 

We can offer you: 

• A happy and caring setting where all staff are valued and supported to develop in their profession. 
• Support and positive working relationships with key staff so that you can fulfil your duties and responsibilities. 
• Well behaved children who love to learn  
• A strong team who support all staff to achieve excellence in their individual roles 
• A motivated school community that is proud of all that we achieve together 
• A well-resourced school that embraces challenge 

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed – please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.  If you are interested to find out more about our school and this role, please do call the headteacher, Vicki Long for an informal discussion. 

Our vision is that our school is a place where children learn, grow and flourish in a rich Christian community.  We promote this through a culture where everyone is supported to belong, believe, thrive and achieve to their very best.  

If you think this could be the job for you and would like further details, please get in touch as soon as possible by emailing office@necton.norfolk.sch.uk 

How to Apply:

The job description and person specification for this post can be found under attachments.

To download an application form, please click ‘Apply for job’.

Completed applications should be returned to: office@necton.norfolk.sch.uk 

Closing date: 4 March 2026, 3pm

Interview date: w/c 16 March 2026

This appointment will only be confirmed on receipt of suitable references, successful DBS check and completion of all other safe recruitment procedures. 

If you have not heard from us within seven days of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion, but thank you for your interest in this position. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

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.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Necton VA Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 228 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Necton VA Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/necton-va-primary-school

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