Specialist Support Assistant

The Clare School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7AU

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  8 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 - £13.47 Hourly

Specialist Support Assistant job summary

You will assist pupils with their learning activities and support them to engage in the curriculum and classroom lessons. You will be kind and patient, enabling our pupils to achieve to their highest ability. You will provide help and support, but foster independence wherever possible. You will role model a love for learning and show enthusiasm for working with our children and young people.

We are looking for persons who:

- Has NVQ level 2 in teaching assistant or equivalent

- Basic understanding of child development and learning

- Is reliable and trustworthy

- Has an exemplary attendance record

- Has a positive attitude with a 'can do' approach

- Is caring and committed to the highest standards of support for our pupils

Tours of the school are encouraged. Please contact the office to register your interest.

All shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks

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 The Clare School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 128 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Clare School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-clare-school

The Clare School is a Specialist ‘Physical and Sensory’ Complex Needs School. It is a mixed, day Foundation School for pupils from 3 to 19 years of age, with physical and / or sensory needs. Many pupils also have complex medical and learning needs.
It is our aim to provide an environment that celebrates and encourages success and achievement.

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