58 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    23 September 2025 at 1am

  • Date listed

    23 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£21,819 - £22,917 actual pa

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Part of the Sapientia Education Trust

  • Salary- Support Staff Scale Points 4-6, £21,819 - £22,917 actual pa (inc hol pay) £24,404 - £25,183 FTE
  • Permanent
  • Full Time
  • 37.5 hours per week
  • Term time + 2 weeks
  • Required for September 2025

We have an exciting opportunity to join our thriving and growing SEND Department offering variety and flexibility in your working day

Are you looking for a workplace that invests in your development?

Do you have a passion for creating a safe & caring environment in which students can flourish?

Are you an aspiring, professional, out-going individual looking for a role in education?

City Academy Norwich seeks to recruit enthusiastic professionals to be part of our expanding SEND Team. Whilst experience is always valued, we are looking for people with a growth mindset as we continue with the development of our department. The team play a key role in supporting our ethos of “Every Teacher as a Teacher of SEND”, facilitating SEND provision within the school and providing learners with highly personalised support to ensure success in all aspects of their development.

Learning Support Assistants are deployed in a variety of ways including delivering in-class support, small group or 1-2-1 interventions, as well as support within our in-house specialist Nurture classrooms, Cognition & Learning Base and Social, Emotional and Mental Health Base.

Applications from aspiring teachers or those looking to progress their career in the public sector in the future are welcome.

Vision and Purpose of the Role:

  • To provide adaptive & personalised learning provision for students with a wide variety of needs
  • To liaise effectively with all colleagues, students, families and professionals
  • To be a positive role model for all students by promoting the school’s values and ambitions for all
  • To contribute towards the creation of a nurturing setting whereby all students can thrive.

THE SCHOOL

City Academy Norwich is a dynamic, nurturing learning community with the highest expectations and aspirations for our students and staff. We strive to ensure that every child, irrespective of their starting point, receives an excellent education enabling them to become the best version of themselves. We are committed to ensuring all our students succeed and embrace the opportunities and experiences available to them.  

City Academy Norwich is part of the Sapientia Education Trust, working together to build a highly successful community Academy for all our students.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

All City Academy Norwich staff enjoy a number of non-contractual benefits, including:

  • Continued professional development that is relevant to you and your career path
  • Free on-site car parking
  • A generous pension as part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Discounts, reward cards & promo codes via our staff benefits platform
  • A Cycle to Work scheme
  • 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme, at no cost to you
  • Access to the new on-site gym at City Academy
  • Steps into teaching, including opportunities to explore Grad2Teach
  • University Placement Scheme – work experience as part of your degree programme.

Why not pay a visit to our school? Contact the HR team on hr@setrust.co.uk / 01953 609012 to arrange a visit.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply using our online application form.

Closing date:  Applications will be considered upon receipt

Interview date:  TBC

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview. 

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

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

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.

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About City Academy Norwich

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
682 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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City Academy Norwich is a dynamic, nurturing learning community with the highest expectations and aspirations for our students and staff. We strive to ensure that every child, irrespective of their starting point, receives an excellent education enabling them to become the best version of themselves. We are committed to ensuring all our students succeed and embrace the opportunities and experiences available to them.

City Academy Norwich is part of the Sapientia Education Trust, working together to build a highly successful community Academy for all our students.

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