Education and Pastoral Assistant

Garrick Green Infant School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 7AL

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,428.00 - £26,847.00 Annually (FTE)

Education and Pastoral Assistant job summary

As part of The Wensum Trust, we believe that our shared duty is to help every child to develop into high achieving, confident, healthy, caring and resilient members of their family and community. We want our schools to be healthy environments where both children and staff can develop and where strong, positive relationships are key. Our school, therefore, practices a relational approach with children, our families and our communities. We are particularly interested in working with people who share Our Qualities; who will work effectively and flexibly as part of a team.

Garrick Green is a small and friendly Infant School in Old Catton. Our school motto, ‘Learn to be happy, be happy to learn’, underpins all aspects of school life.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, caring and committed Educational and Pastoral Assistant - a role similar to that of a Teaching Assistant, to join our dedicated team. You will work closely with teachers, support staff, senior leaders and the SENCo to support the inclusion, wellbeing and development of all children.

The successful candidate will:

• build positive and trusting relationships with children and families
• support children’s educational, emotional, social and wellbeing needs
• promote inclusion, belonging and emotional safety for all pupils
• work collaboratively as part of a supportive staff team
• demonstrate patience, consistency and a nurturing approach
• respond flexibly to the changing needs of children and the school

This role would particularly suit someone who is passionate about supporting children holistically and who understands the importance of relational practice in helping children feel safe, valued and ready to learn.

This is a fixed-term role working Thursday and Friday until 31 August 2027.

Being a part of The Wensum Trust’s family of schools offers employees unique experiences to work alongside our strategic partners and to collaborate with a wider network of staff. We believe in investing in employees as individuals, by providing training opportunities that help to develop both existing and new skill sets, to encourage career progression at all levels.

We value our staff and are committed to supporting their wellbeing. We have an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which all staff can access 24 hours a day. The EAP provides counselling services, legal information and guidance, musculoskeletal services and online resources such as nutrition diaries, healthy eating plans, personal coaching questionnaires and tools and fitness programmes.

We care about bringing together the most able people, to help us achieve our vision of providing a rounded education for children, quality support for their families and opportunities to enrich our communities.

For further information on this vacancy and our school, please contact Kelly Eve on office@garrickgreen.norfolk.sch.uk

Safer Recruitment

The Wensum Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Wensum Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks.

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 Garrick Green Infant School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 116 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Garrick Green Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/garrick-green-infant-school

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