EYFS Teaching Assistant / MSA

Queen's Hill Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 5FT

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  7 August 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  20 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: MSA £12.85/hr and TA £13.26-£13.47/hr

EYFS Teaching Assistant / MSA job summary

Tel: 01603 746857

Email: admin@queenshill.norfolk.sch.uk

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

Headteacher: Mr Matthew Cross

●     Salary – Scale A, £12.85/hr (MSA) and Scale D, £13.26 - £13.47/hr (TA)

●     Fixed Term until 31 August 2027, with possibility of extension

●     Part Time

●     22.5 hours per week (17.5 hours TA and 5 hours MSA)

●     Required from September 2026

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our amazing team in our Early Years. You will become part of a committed team of education professionals who truly want to, and do, make a difference. 

This diverse and exciting role involves supporting our Early Years pupils, including those with additional needs, to develop a love of learning.

Your day may include leading small phonics sessions and intervention groups, supporting individual children with additional needs, and helping pupils with their learning in the classroom. We have three simple rules in our school, ‘Safe, Ready, Respectful’. They are at the core of everything we do. We expect it of our staff and pupils and help us to provide a happy, safe and stimulating environment for all.

You may be a current teaching assistant wanting to experience a large-school setting, a recent graduate looking to develop a career in education or someone with experience of working with younger children looking to work in schools. We have over 600 pupils and 90 staff who work collaboratively to support our pupils in achieving their full potential. Hours of work, Monday – Friday, 8.30am - 1pm.

We have great facilities and are committed to delivering a creative, engaging curriculum.

A current teaching assistant who joined us recently said:

“Since being welcomed into the QH family, I have been supported and inspired by

the teaching staff. I have benefited from regular training specifically for support staff.

I value working with a dedicated team, who are passionate about bringing the

curriculum to life.”

Look at our website and social media to see if you’d like to work in our school.

What the role includes:

●     Supporting EYFS pupils, including those with additional needs

●     Leading small phonics sessions and intervention groups

●     Assisting pupils in the classroom and helping them develop a love of learning

What we’re looking for:

●     Enthusiasm for learning and working with children

●     A team player with a flexible, can-do attitude

●     Organised, respectful, and committed to making a difference

How to apply:

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, then email your completed application to - admin@queenshill.norfolk.sch.uk

Early applications are encouraged as we may interview before the closing date.

Closing date: 7 August 2026, 12 noon

Interview date:   TBA

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

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 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

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.

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 Queen's Hill Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 606 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Queen's Hill Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-s-hill-primary-school

We are a large three-form entry primary school on the outskirts of Norwich with excellent facilities, including a dedicated cookery room, two libraries, large sports facilities and an outdoor classroom. As a school, we pride ourselves on our professional development offer. Teaching teams plan collaboratively, take part in regular CPD training and are part of the QHDP programme, where an in-house facilitator will work with you to improve your practice, whatever your career stage.

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