Teaching Assistant - EYFS
Redcastle Family School, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3PU17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
12 April 2026 at 1am
Date listed
26 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £13.47 - £13.68 per hour
Teaching Assistant - EYFS job summary
Tel: 01842 752239
Email: office@rfs.norfolk.sch.uk
- Salary – Scale D, £13.47 - £13.68 per hour (from April)
- Temporary until 17 July 2026
- Part Time
- 30 hours per week (M-F)
- Term Time plus 1 week
- Required ASAP
Are you passionate about making a difference to children’s lives? Redcastle Family School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive, child focused Teaching Assistant to support our EYFS cohorts. This is an exciting opportunity to have a significant impact on outcomes for children. We are initially recruiting for one term only but are hopeful that this will be extended to a year’s contract, dependent on Nursery numbers.
Redcastle Family School supports a thriving community within Thetford. We are a school that puts children at the heart of everything that we do, and takes pride in the reward that comes from seeing the progress that children make by delivering a quality education through a tailor made curriculum.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated and confident in providing support, and an understanding of the EYFS curriculum is desirable. We are looking for someone who is passionate about teaching and learning:
- Has high expectations;
- Encourages children to develop in all aspects of their learning, including both socially and emotionally, promoting the school’s nurturing ethos;
- Appreciates the need to work as a team to face challenges together;
- Has the ability to reflect on and develop their classroom practice;
- Has a good understanding of the EYFS curriculum;
- Has a Level 3 Early Years qualification, or is working towards.
In return we can offer you:
- A supportive working environment that is thriving;
- A Good School (OFSTED November 2022);
- Excellent standards for behaviour and attainment;
- Enhanced systems to support teaching staff with the learning of children with SEND;
- Enthusiastic, happy and rewarding children, who are eager to learn;
- Forward thinking approaches to learning, professional development and school improvement;
- Systems and resources to monitor and support Mental health in the workplace;
- An opportunity to be innovative and creative.
Visits to the school are very much encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange prior to the closing date.
How to apply
A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’.
To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.
Completed forms should be returned to – office@rfs.norfolk.sch.uk
Closing date: 12 April 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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Redcastle Family School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 269 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Redcastle Family School website
Are you passionate about making a difference to children’s lives? Redcastle Family School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive, committed and ambitious individual. This is an exciting opportunity to have a significant and real impact on outcomes for children.
Redcastle Family School supports a thriving community within Thetford. We are a school that puts children at the heart of everything that we do and takes pride in the reward that comes from seeing the progress that children make by delivering a quality education through a tailor made curriculum.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Sporle Church of England Primary Academy
82 the Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2DR
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Norfolk