SEND Teaching Assistant

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

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• 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: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Scale D, (£13.47 - £13.69 per hour)

SEND 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) 
• Temporary – initially one year contract 
• Part time  
• 36.5 hrs per week (M-F) 
• Term time plus 1 week  
• Starting September 2026 

 

Are you looking for the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of young children? 

Do you have a passion for supporting children with additional needs? 

At West Earlham Infant and Nursery school we host three additional classes for children with individual needs. We are looking for a motivated individual to work alongside children in Juniper class from September. Juniper class supports children who have complex needs within a mainstream setting. Our school is a very happy school that is passionate about children being given the very best start in their education. We are looking for someone who is able to be creative, flexible and committed to providing the very best education for our children. 

Working hours: 8.30-4.30pm Mon-Thursday & Friday 8:30 - 3.30pm 

You will have:  

• experience and knowledge of supporting children with additional needs and how young children learn 
• excellent communication skills 
• the ability to use their own initiative to support the individual needs of children in the moment 
• the skills to be an excellent team player 
• 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 

You can expect: 

• To work with a happy, forward thinking and a highly committed team  
• To be welcomed and supported by staff, governors, children and families 
• To be supported by our expert ‘in house’ Speech and Language Therapy team  
• To work alongside a Senior Leadership that cares about your wellbeing 
• To receive relevant and appropriate CPD 

 

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 

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

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.

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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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