Teaching Assistant 1:1

The Wherry School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 2GB

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  24 September 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  14 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: Scale D, pts 6 - 7, £25,989 - £26,403 p/a FTE dependant on qualifications and experience

Teaching Assistant 1:1 job summary

Part of The Wherry School Trust 

Tel: 01603 629440  

Email: office@thewherryschool.co.uk   

 

• Salary: Scale D, pts 6 - 7, £25,989 - £26,403 p/a FTE dependant on qualifications and experience 
• Permanent 
• Part time 
• 33 hrs per week 
• Term Time + 1 week 

 

This role is to support a student 1:1 with their specialised personal care and assistance with medical devices – (training will be provided) including Supporting their Teaching and Learning. 

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the team of The Wherry School to support young people with autism working alongside teachers and staff with the passion to deliver a truly individualised curriculum. You will be joining our school staff in a purpose built and resourced specialist setting for children with a diagnosis of autism and who possess a mainstream ability profile. 

 

The Wherry School opened in September 2017 with 48 learners, initially in Years 1 to 8, and over the last seven years has grown to 139 students across the 4-19 age range. It has been established to meet a clear educational need in the area and is supported by a Trust and educational partners, all of whom are successfully providing outstanding education and/or support to children and young people in Norfolk 

 

The successful candidate will: 

• support a student with their specialised personal care and assistance with medical devices – (training will be provided).   
• Take an active role in a wide range of classroom and physical activities throughout the academic year; assisting and working closely with the Class Teacher and other Teaching Assistants to contribute to lessons 
• Take an active role in contributing to positive behaviour support plan, alongside classroom teacher.  
• Support this student, alongside colleagues in the classroom, during break periods and at lunch times, this will form part of the contracted hours (all staff will be entitled to a break during the lunchtime period) 
• Under the direction of the Class Teacher, help prepare for lessons, contribute towards and carry out schemes of work and individualised learning plans and support if appropriate, care plans. 
• Support all staff to contribute to individual student assessments, including assessments of communication, learning plan targets, curriculum learning and management programmes including support for positive behaviour monitoring and reporting 

 

Already working in a school, educational or specialist setting, or with relevant experience of working with children and young people, you have good knowledge of supporting pupils with autism and/or additional needs. The children and young people at the Wherry School need staff who are committed to supporting them to achieve the best possible outcomes and who have the highest aspirations for all. This is a unique opportunity to work with this specialist Educational Trust with the commitment to provide all staff ongoing training, continuing professional development and support as well as an extensive induction. 

 

If you are interested in this post please contact Dani Williams or Kevin Holland, Executive Principals  at office@thewherryschool.co.uk to find out more about the role (please include a contact number in your email).   

   

How to apply 

A Recruitment Pack and Person Specification are available from 'Attachments' 

For this vacancy, if you click the 'Apply for job' button you will be redirected to our careers website to apply.  

 

Closing date: 24 September 2026, 12 noon 

Interview date: w/c 28 September 2026 

The Wherry School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A full DBS check will be required for the successful candidate and all procedures and checks as in the school's Safeguarding Children Policy will be followed. The Wherry School is an Equal Opportunities Employer. In line with KCSIE 2025, the school may complete online searches of candidates. 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 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 Wherry School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• Size: 134 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Wherry School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-wherry-school

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