13 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    30 June 2025 at 1am

  • Date listed

    17 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£12.85 - £13.05 per hour

EYFS & KS1 Teaching and Learning Assistant Level 2 job summary

Part of the Pathfinders Federation


Tel: 01263 732260

Email: office@st-michaelsaylsham.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: https://www.pathfinders.norfolk.sch.uk


  • Salary: Scale D, £12.85 - £13.05 per hour, depending on experience
  • Permanent
  • Part time
  • 30 hours per week
  • Term time + 1 week


We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching and Learning Assistant to work in our mixed reception/year 1 class. You will benefit from working directly with our inspiring federation EYFS leader. You will bring your own strengths as a positive addition to our friendly staff team. You must constantly review your practice and strive for excellence and have resilience and resourcefulness to consistently deliver high quality learning experiences. You will have knowledge of the EYFS framework and understand the importance of the early years education in creating a positive start to a child’s academic journey.  


We rightly pride ourselves on having high expectations for children’s development, academic achievements and behaviour, whatever their need. Our school is a church school, and we expect any candidate to respect the Christian values that underpin our school. We actively welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. 


You will contribute positively to the visions and values of our schools and be valued and developed as part of our inclusive team. This is a very exciting opportunity to have an active part in working in our setting joining our knowledgeable, creative and hard-working staff team. St Michael’s Primary School is federated with Erpingham Primary School and Northrepps Primary School.  


For further information about the role we warmly welcome you to come and visit our schools! To book your visit or for an informal discussion, please contact the school office at St Michaels. School visits are encouraged but are strictly by appointment only.


We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children's Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.


All information is stored securely, and any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system six months after the decision has been communicated, in accordance with our information and records retention policy.


The Pathfinders Federation ensures all applicant data is stored and processed appropriately. For further details on how your information will be managed during the recruitment process please refer to our Privacy Notice for Job Applications.


How to apply


A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.


To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.


Completed forms should be returned to - office@st-michaelsaylsham.norfolk.sch.uk


Closing date: 30 June 2025, 12 noon

Interview date: 2 July 2025


Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.


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.


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.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
159 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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