Higher Level Teaching Assistant - SRB

Necton VA Primary School, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8HT

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 July 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  16 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,072 - £17,735 actual pa

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - SRB job summary

Tel: 01760 722975

Email: office@nection.norfolk.sch.uk

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

Headteacher: Mrs Vicki Long

• Salary – Scale F, £16,072 - £17,735 actual pa – dependant on experience
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 25 hours per week 
• Term time plus one week

This is an exciting stage for our school as we commence the opening of our new, Specialist Resource Base providing specialist provision for children with speech, language and communication needs. Norfolk County Council has proposed building our Specialist Resource Base (SRB) as part of its Local First Inclusion programme. One of the aims of this programme is to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to attend mainstream schools as close to home as possible.

The SRB will be for 10 children aged between four and seven, who will travel from nearby schools to attend the base four days a week. It would be part of a family of five speech language and communication SRBs at mainstream schools across the county. This is an exciting opportunity to join a new team in a purpose built SEMH SRB which plans to open, early in 2026. The successful candidate will be appointed prior to opening with access to specific specialised training with the support of the local authority. Hours of work, 8.30am – 3.15pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, 4 days per week (Monday to Thursday). There is the potential for this post to increase to 5 days a week, once the SRB is established.

We are looking for an excellent Higher Level Teaching Assistant who not only has a sound understanding of how to support children with specific speech, language and communication needs and has a genuine desire for the children in their care to flourish both academically and personally. Applicants should have a good understanding and practical experience of building strong relationships with the children, families and staff that they work with.  

You will maintain the highest standards of teaching, learning, specialist support and safeguarding for the pupils within the SRB, enabling pupils to make accelerated progress and to meet their special educational needs.

You will have experience in supporting children with SEMH needs. They will be able to create a sense of safety through routines and emotional support to ensure that all of the special educational needs of the students are met. They will support the lead teacher/teacher/HLTA to deliver a curriculum to address SEMH needs and core National Curriculum aims and goals. 

You will be a part of a team of teaching and support staff within the SRB, which enables individuals to operate at their best, supporting their continued professional development in a cycle of continuous improvement.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged, please contact the school to make an appointment to meet with Mrs Vicki Long, Headteacher. Informal discussions are post welcome.

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@necton.norfolk.sch.uk 

Closing date:  1 July 2025, 9am

Interview date:  3 July 2025, TBC 

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.

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.

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About Necton VA Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 177 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Necton VA Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/necton-va-primary-school

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