KS2 Teaching Assistant

South Wootton Junior School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 3JZ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  26 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Scale D - £13.47 to £13.69 per hour, pro rata

KS2 Teaching Assistant job summary

Part of South Wootton Federation 

Tel: 01553 674596  

Email: office@southwootton-jun.norfolk.sch.uk          

Website: www.southwoottonjun.co.uk 

Executive Headteacher: Georgie Earl 

Heads of School: Ellie Newell and Emma Ojelade 

Number on Roll: 240 

Age Range: 7-11 

 

• Salary: Scale D - £13.47 to £13.69 per hour, pro rata 
• Permanent 
• 30 hours per week 
• Term Time + 1 week 
• Required ASAP 

 

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our fabulous team! 

If you: 

• Are committed to providing the very best experience of education to the child in your care 
• Understand and practice the skills needed to develop and sustain meaningful relationships with the whole school community 
• Take time to celebrate successes and then think ‘What next?’ 
• Are organised, conscientious and professional, whilst maintaining a caring attitude and good sense of humour 

Then we would love to hear from you! 

 

We can offer: 

• A great team to work with and fabulous children! 
• Supportive leadership and management 
• Determination to provide the very best education for the whole child 

 

Please contact the school for a tour and informal chat. 

How to apply  

A Job Description is available from ‘Attachments’. 

To download an application form, please click the ‘Apply for job’ button. 

Completed applications should be returned via email to office@southwootton-jun.norfolk.sch.uk  

Closing date:  10 June 2026 

Interview date: 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 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. 

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 South Wootton Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 239 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: South Wootton Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-wootton-junior-school

South Wootton Junior School is situated on the outskirts of King’s Lynn in extensive, landscaped grounds. We are a two form entry junior school with approximately 240 children on roll. The majority of our children feed into our school from South Wootton Infant school, with whom we have close links.

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