Teaching Assistant

The Open Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 9DL

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 or ASAP

• Closing date

  9 December 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  28 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,358 - £18,650 actual pa

Teaching Assistant job summary

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Tel: 01603 481640

Email: patotheprincipal@open-academy.org.uk 

• Salary - Scale D, Pay Points 5-6, £18,358 - £18,650 actual pa (£25,583 - £25,989 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 31 hours per week
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required for January 2026 or ASAP

Our aim is to provide a transformative education for the children of our community, by treating every child as the blessing that they are.

We are looking for enthusiastic and flexible colleagues to provide in-class and one-to-one support for our students in line with their Special Educational Needs. You will be joining a small team and will work across a wide variety of subject areas demonstrating a commitment to helping our students make good progress.

We would be delighted to hear from you if you have:

• A good secondary education with GCSEs in English and Maths as a minimum. The post would also be suitable for a graduate who has an interest in education.
• The desire to help young people fulfil their potential.
• The ability to form positive and supportive relationships with young people.
• The ability to work proactively, use initiative and work well as part of a team.
• Flexibility and the ability to react quickly to changing daily routines.
• Proven experience of working with vulnerable students is an advantage as such qualities are essential requirements to work in this challenging but extremely rewarding position.

Working Hours

The successful candidate will work Monday to Friday 8.30am – 3.12pm.

How to apply

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

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.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. 

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date:  9 December 2025, 9am

Interview date:  TBC

DNEAT Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

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.

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 Open Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 560 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Open Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-open-academy

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