Teaching Assistant

All Saints School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 0DJ

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 September 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  5 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15,125 - £18,990 actual pa

Teaching Assistant job summary

Tel: 01692 582083

Email: office@allsaintslessingham.co.uk

Website: www.allsaintslessingham.co.uk

• Salary £15,125-£18,990 (actual) dependent on age and experience
• Permanent
• Full time or Part time
• Term time + 5 inset days
• Required to start as soon as possible

All Saints School is a small independent school in an idyllic rural setting in North Norfolk, with a Junior and Senior department welcoming children from the ages 7 to 16. The school provides a stimulating and supportive learning environment in which all pupils, whatever their ability, can excel and develop their talents.

Our school offers a rich, broad and balanced curriculum, with well-planned lessons and focused teaching, to enable all our pupils to achieve success. The class sizes are small enabling teachers to work individually with pupils. We have a happy and caring family ethos, where everyone is respected, and staff and pupils have high expectations of themselves and others.

We are committed to ensuring that all pupils have access to the whole curriculum and are given equal opportunities to develop their full potential in a safe and secure environment.

Hours of Work: 8.30am – 4.30pm Monday

                            8.30am – 3.15pm Tuesday – Friday

We are looking for someone who:

• Is creative
• Experienced in working in a school or a similar setting and hold an NVQ L3 qualification or above or be prepared to undertake further training.
• Is forward thinking with steely determination to make a difference to children’s lives
• Is passionate about child-centred learning
• Is flexible with boundless energy and enthusiasm
• Is able to work as part of a large staff team with an excellent sense of humour
• Is a great communicator
• Has an understanding of nurture provision

In return we offer:

• A genuine opportunity to make a difference to the children of our school
• A class in which we aim not to exceed 10 children
• A challenging and stimulating place to work
• A commitment to your professional development
• Staff who are committed and are always willing to go that extra mile
• Delightful, well behaved children who are ready to learn and are supported by the whole school community
• Free tea, coffee and fruit but also plenty of cakes

Our successful candidate should be confident in working with children across the school.

Prospective candidates are warmly invited to come and visit the school, if you wish to do so, please contact the school office.

How to apply

A job description and person specification is available in "Attachments" above and you can download an application form by clicking the orange "Apply for job" button and entering your details.

CVs alone will not be accepted as a valid application.

Completed applications should be emailed to - kberryman@allsaintslessingham.co.uk

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Closing date:          22nd September 2025 at 12 noon

Interview date:        w/c 22nd September

We reserve the right to close the vacancy if we have sufficient applications so early applications are encouraged.

All Saints School, Lessingham is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and an enhanced DBS check and childcare disqualification declaration will be required prior to appointment as well as two satisfactory references.

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.

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 All Saints School

• School type: Special school, ages 6 to 16
• School size: 74 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 6 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: All Saints School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/all-saints-school-norwich

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