Education and Pastoral Assistant
Kinsale Junior School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5SG7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
15 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
3 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
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.
At Kinsale Junior School we wish to promote a culture of learning and achievement for all, within a caring and supportive environment. It is our intention that all who work within and for the school will thrive to fulfil their potential, experience success and celebrate their achievements. Our pupils will become well-rounded, socially successful individuals who recognise the relevance and value of life long learning and we will encourage them to become highly motivated, confident, independent learners.
We are committed to providing the best education possible, to meet the needs of every pupil. We aim to do our best to help every child do his or her best, so that they may become the best they can be. We believe education should be concerned with every aspect of a child's development. We therefore provide a wide-ranging set of planned learning opportunities for them to experience. Our aim is to help every pupil to develop the ability to realise his, or her, aspirations, to acquire the attitudes, understanding and skills to become a successful learner, a confident individual and a responsible citizen.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate person to work as part of our team, supporting children with complex needs in a mainstream classroom. You will work alongside the class team, SENDCo, and wider school team. The person will be skilled at taking a lead from the child / children to engage them in their learning.
What We Offer:
- A warm and collaborative team culture
- Additional training and career development
We wish to appoint someone who:
- Builds positive relationships with our children and colleagues.
- Shows initiative and enthusiasm and is always kind and caring, supporting the child in all aspects of school life.
- Is curious about children's behaviour and is keen to develop strategies to support children's behaviour.
- Who is empathetic towards children and families, understanding behaviour as communication and the effect of trauma and SEMH on children.
- Is an excellent team member and has a passion to ensure children stay safe and engaged.
- Is supportive and passionate about working with children.
- Has an understanding of how to support children with different needs.
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 Kelsey Wright on office@kinsalejunior.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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Kinsale Junior School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 217 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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