Teaching and Learning Support Assistant

Salhouse CofE Primary School, Salhouse, Norfolk, NR13 6RJ

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  7 July 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  13 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Scale A £12.26ph(MSA) Scale C £12.64(CA)

Teaching and Learning Support Assistant job summary

part of Neatishead, Salhouse & Fleggburgh Federation

Tel: 01603 720402

Email: office@salhouse.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: www.salhouseschool.co.uk

Executive Head Teacher: Hayley Sonnex

• Salary – Scale A £12.26ph(MSA) Scale C £12.64(CA)
• Temporary initially, until July 2026
• Part Time M-F 12-3.15pm (negotiable)
• CA role 11.25 hours/week (Scale C)
• MSA role 5 hours/week (Scale A)
• Term time plus 1 week
• Required for September

We wish to appoint a teaching and learning support assistant level 1 to join our successful school. Our school is a child centred and family friendly school where children feel safe and happy and where everyone shares a love of learning. You will be supported by a small, dedicated staff team who aim for the highest standards and offered on-going professional development opportunities.

We are looking for someone who will;

• ensure they know the needs of all our children and provide support to meet individual needs
• invest in and celebrate the uniqueness of each individual in our school community
• foster and understand that knowledge, wisdom and skills are achieved through hard work and perseverance
• demonstrate empathy, compassion and forgiveness so that we all have the courage to take risks and learn from our mistakes
• grow global citizens who value others and cherish themselves
• have the ability and experience to confidently and competently manage challenging behaviour
• have high expectations of learning and behaviour
• have excellent communication skills with pupils, colleagues and parents
• enjoy being part of a small, child centred team who achieve high standards in an ethos based on its Christian core values

We can offer you;

• Enthusiastic children who are happy and eager to learn
• A supportive, purposeful, friendly and cohesive staff team
• Supportive parents and carers
• On-going professional development opportunities
• A motivating work place which has high expectations of its staff whilst protecting their well being

For more information please contact our school office for a Full Person Specification and Job Description. 

Visits are most welcome by appointment.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

If you think that you have the right skills and experience for this position you should apply by clicking the ‘Apply for job’ button to download an application form.  Alternatively, application forms are available from the school office.

We will only consider applications which are completed in full. 

Completed applications can be returned by email to –office@salhouse.norfolk.sch.uk or by post to the school address.

Closing date: 7 July 2025, 12noon

Shortlisting date: 8 July 2025

Interview date: w/c 14 July 2025

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any applicant must expect to comply fully with enhanced DBS and reference vetting checks.

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.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Salhouse CofE Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 138 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Salhouse CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/salhouse-cofe-primary-school

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