EYFS Teaching Assistant / MSA

Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 9ND

20 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  4 June 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  15 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TA - £13.26 per hour. MSA - £12.85 per hour.

EYFS Teaching Assistant / MSA job summary

Tel: 01366 388191 

Email: head@hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk 

Head Teacher: Mr Matthew Try 

 

• Salary – TA Band C5, £13.26/hr and MSA Band A3, £12.85/hr 
• Permanent 
• Part Time 
• TA - 26 hours per week (M-F), Term Time + 1 week  
• MSA – 6.25 hours per week (M-F), Term Time only 
• Required for 1 September 2026  

 

Our school is looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant who has a real understanding and passion for supporting and teaching children within EYFS.   

The role will be 5 days per week and involve you working across our Reception classrooms to support with the care and education of the children. 

You must be able to effectively support the EYFS Lead and Class Teachers, by delivering high quality, creative, child-centred and challenging learning experiences to individuals and smaller groups. You must have training and/or extensive experience within EYFS. 

The successful candidate will also be required to hold a separate contract as a Midday Supervisor for 6.25 hours per week on Scale A3 £12.85 per hour. 

We would like to interview you if you: 

• Have any relevant qualifications appropriate to the school setting in the area of EYFS Teaching Assistant OR you have recent training in any of these areas; 
• It is desirable although NOT ESSENTIAL to hold a TA qualification; 
• Experienced in delivering academic interventions to a high standard; 
• Have excellent experience and/or a talent in working with children within the Early Years setting; 
• Can use and develop ICT effectively to support and enhance learning; 
• Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills. 

Hillcrest is a large primary school (402 pupils at time of publishing advert) located on the outskirts of Downham Market, Norfolk and set on large grounds. We are a welcoming and friendly school to work in, with wonderful children who are keen to learn; supportive governors and families; a committed and hardworking staff team.  

A visit to the school is strongly recommended. For more information or to arrange a visit please email - head@hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk  

How to apply 

A Job Description and Specification are available from ‘Attachments’. 

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

Completed forms can be returned to the school via email to - head@hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk or by post. 

 

Closing date:   4 June 2026, 3.30pm 

Interview date:    17 June 2026 

 

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. 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

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 Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 411 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/downham-market-hillcrest-primary-school

Hillcrest Primary School is a three-form entry Primary School, currently rated as Good by Ofsted (January 2018), on the outskirts of Downham Market. With less than a 5-minute drive to Downham Market Train Station, you find yourselves on a direct line to either Kings Lynn or London.

Hillcrest is in an exciting place, continually developing new ways of energising and motivating the next generation of pupils through the following means...
• Our bespoke Text-Linked Curriculum is designed to raise the profile of Reading and ensure the children see the links between all of their learning;
• Our Independent Learning programme encourages the children to take responsibility for their own learning and to make sensible choices that improve their outcomes;
• From September 2021 we have introduced an Outdoor Learning Curriculum which will take advantage of the wealth of outdoor space at our disposal, including a Forest School, to further engage the children with their learning

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