Teaching and Learning Support Assistant (SEND pupil specific) 

Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 0DP

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  29 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £13.92 - £14.14 per hour

Teaching and Learning Support Assistant (SEND pupil specific)  job summary

Tel: 01366 383272 

Email: office@denver.norfolk.sch.uk 

Website: https://www.denver.norfolk.sch.uk 

 

Head Teacher: Louise Jones 

NOR: 112 Age Range: 4-11 

                                                          

• Salary: Scale D- £13.92- £14.14 per hour 
• Temporary until end of Spring Term initially 
• Part Time 
• 27.5 hrs per week (8:50-15:20 M-F)  
• Term Time + 1 week 
• Required ASAP 

 

Denver VC Primary School is a friendly primary school with a highly committed team of hard-working staff who want to provide the best possible inclusion, learning and achievement for all our pupils. 

As a church school, our values are based on Christian principles, and we have an ethos of hard work and mutual respect. 

Our shared Christian vision seeks to recognise whatever is good in each individual through the way we Discover, Value, Celebrate and Praise each another. 

Let your light shine (Matthew 5:16)  

Our vision is lived out through our exploration of our Christian values: thankfulness, peace, wisdom, hope, tolerance, perseverance, kindness, generosity, justice, compassion, forgiveness and creativity.

We are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to work in our team. The successful candidate will undertake care and learning programmes/activities to support individuals or groups of pupils, including more specialised support for those with special education needs, enable access to learning for pupils and assist the class teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. 

We are looking for a candidate who: 

• is committed, adaptable, reliable and resilient 
• is experienced in supporting within a nurturing and inclusive environment 
• genuinely enjoys working with children, showing them respect and fostering their all-round development 
• possesses good personal literacy, numeracy and ICT skills 
• has relevant experience of working with children across the EYFS/KS1/KS2 age range, and in particular with pupils who have Special Educational Needs. 
• can form positive relationships with children, parents and staff 
• has a calm, patient and consistent approach 
• is able to use initiative, adaptability and flexibility to support learning and behaviour 
• is able to work with autonomy and as part of a team 
• is keen to learn and develop professionally 
• is intrinsically solution-focussed, with a ‘can do’ attitude 
• has energy, drive and enthusiasm 

The working hours for this role are 08:50 -15:20 Monday-Friday. 

Please visit our website to find out more about us at - www.denver.norfolk.sch.uk 

For more information, please email - office@denver.norfolk.sch.uk or telephone the school on 01366 383272. 

 

How to apply: 

A job description is available to download from ‘attachments’ 

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button. 

Completed applications should be returned via email to - office@denver.norfolk.sch.uk 

 

Closing Date: 09 October 2026    

Interview Date: TBC  

 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks. 

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 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 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 Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 108 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/denver-voluntary-controlled-primary-school

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