Teaching Assistant

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3QB

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Monday 3rd November 2025

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  16 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027.00 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking to appoint a friendly, energetic and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work within our successful, creative school. We need someone who has had experience of working with children with additional needs, particularly autism and/or SEMH. Initially, this role will be within a Year 3 classroom.

We are a diverse and inclusive school with a strong commitment to providing quality provision to all children, regardless of need. You will need to be flexible and work effectively as part of a team.

Our school champions robust career progression, so if you are looking to possibly move into teaching in the future, this could be an first step.

Are you:

Caring, reliable and motivated?

Organised?

A warm and friendly face to children, parents and colleagues?

Passionate about learning, resilient and have a sense of humour?

Experienced in supporting children within a school setting?

Able to work as part of a team (both under teacher direction and, where appropriate, at own initiative)?

We recommend you visit our school in the first instance to get a feel for us! Also, please have a look at our website, including our most recent Ofsted report.

Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm (1 hour lunch) unless you would like an additional separate contract to cover a 1/2 hour lunch duty.

You are warmly invited to telephone the Headteacher, who will be pleased to discuss the post in more detail

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 St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 423 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-primary-school-norwich

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