Reception Teaching Assistant

West Earlham Infant and Nursery School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8HT

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  12 May 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  1 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: Scale D (£13.47 - £13.69 per hour)

Reception Teaching Assistant job summary

Tel: 01603 451299 

Email: office@weins.co.uk  

Website: www.weins.co.uk 

Head Teacher: Mrs Jade Hunter 

• Salary: Scale D (£13.47 - £13.69 per hour) 
• Permanent 
• Part Time  
• 36.5 hrs per week (M-F) 
• Term time plus 1 week 
• Starting from: 1 September 2026 

Do you thrive on working in a busy environment with children with a range of needs? 

Do you want to work in a happy, forward thinking school that thrives on delivering our very best for our children? If so, we may be the right school for you.  

 

‘Pupils behave well and learn much because of their teachers’ high expectations. Pupils are safe and happy. This is because staff have made pupils’ mental and physical well-being a priority. Pupils know their teachers care about them.’  OFSTED Oct 2024 

We are looking for a confident and motivated individual to take on the role of classroom teaching assistant in Reception.  Our priority is to recruit staff who are ambitious for, yet sensitive to the needs of children, whatever their starting points.  

Working hours: Monday to Thursday (8.30am - 4.30pm) Friday (8.30am - 3.30pm) 

We can offer you: 

• To work with a friendly and highly committed team  
• To be welcomed and supported by staff, governors, children and families 
• To work in a close Key Stage 1 team that supports one another effectively 
• To have the support of our SENDCo, in house speech and language therapy team offering advice and support 
• To work alongside a senior leadership team that genuinely cares about staff wellbeing 

You will have:  

• experience and knowledge of how young children learn 
• excellent communication skills 
• experience of teaching phonics 
• the ability to use your own initiative to support the individual needs of children 
• the ability to develop positive and supportive relationships with children and their families 
• the ability to support the speech and language progress of children from various stages of development 
• an understanding of supporting a range of additional needs within school 
• the skills to be an excellent team player 

Applicants should access more information about our school via our website www.weins.co.uk. We actively welcome applicants from out of Norfolk. Visits to the school by appointment are warmly welcomed, although this will not prejudice those applying out of county 

For further details please don’t hesitate to get in touch, our number is 01603 451299. 

How to Apply 

A job description and person specification are available from 'attachments'.

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.    

 

Closing date: 12 May 2026, noon 

Interview date: TBC 

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  An Enhanced DBS check will be carried out before the post begins. 

This post is likely to come 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 school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be carried out before the post begins.
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

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 West Earlham Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 257 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Earlham Infant and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-earlham-infant-and-nursery-school

Our school is a larger than average infant school, located near the University of East Anglia and in the middle of the dynamic West Earlham community, situated approximately 2.5 miles from the centre of the historic city of Norwich. We have a purpose built nursery which has the capacity for over 100 of our youngest learners. We have educational provision for 2 year olds – 7 year olds

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