EYFS Teaching Assistant / MSA
St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6EXThis job expired on 10 November 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
10 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
3 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MSA £12.65 and TA £13.26-£13.47/hr
EYFS Teaching Assistant / MSA job summary
Part of the Pathfinders Federation
Tel: 01263 732260
Email: office@st-michaelsaylsham.norfolk.sch.uk
Website: https://www.pathfinders.norfolk.sch.uk/st-michaels/
- Salary – MSA - Scale A, £12.65/hr (£23,565 FTE) TA – Scale D £13.26-£13.47/hr (£24,790 - £25,183 FTE) depending on experience
- Permanent
- Part Time
- TA, 30 hours/wk, Term Time plus 1 week
- MSA, 2.5 hours/wk, Term Time only
- Required ASAP
St Michael’s School, as part of the Pathfinders Federation, is a school, rooted and inspired by Christian values, which nurtures children to achieve infinitely more than we might ask or they may dream; empowering them so they can flourish as confident citizens now and in the future.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced EYFS Teaching Assistant/MSA. Hours of work, TA – 8.30am to 3.30pm and MSA – 30 mins daily, both Monday to Friday. We are looking for someone who:
- Is highly motivated, committed and enthusiastic
- Promotes a love of learning
- Promotes Christian values, excellence in education and joyful encounters
- Deals wisely with difficulty, creatively with challenge and with resilience through adversity
- Sees the potential in every child
- Has strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Is reflective and ambitious
- Has the desire to continue their own professional development
We can offer:
- a caring and supportive environment that actively promotes staff professional development
- friendly, encouraging and positive staff team
- children who come from a range of backgrounds filled with excitement, joy and enthusiasm
- high levels of parental engagement and community support
- strong links with the church
For an informal discussion about the role, please call the office on 01263 732260.
How to apply
Job descriptions/person specifications are available from ‘Attachments’.
To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.
Completed forms should either be returned by email to – office@st-michaelsaylsham.norfolk.sch.uk or posted to the school.
Please note we will be applying for references for all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.
Closing date: 10 November 2025
Interview date: To be confirmed
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.
This post comes under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 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 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.
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.
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
- 150 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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