18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    10 July 2025 at 1am

  • Date listed

    20 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£12.84-£13.05 per hour

Teaching Assistant job summary

Tel: 01603-810674

Email: office@hethersettwoodside.org.uk 


Headteacher: Mrs Louise Mainwaring


  • Salary - Scale D, £12.84-£13.05 per hour
  • Fixed Term until March 2026 (may be extended) 
  • Part Time
  • 16 hours per week
  • Term time + 1 week
  • Required from September 2025


Do you have high expectations and enjoy working in a fantastic team?

Do you want to work with fabulous learners in a well equipped, state of the art new school

Then we would like to hear from you….


Hethersett Woodside Primary and Nursery School is seeking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic, positive Teaching Assistant to join our large team. 

Hethersett Woodside has recently grown to full primary status, from its roots as a small infant school. Having recently moved into a brand new, state of the art building, the school has been gradually growing for a number of years and now is at capacity; with children from Nursery to year 6. 

This is a rare opportunity to join our fabulous team. 

We would like to appoint a Teaching Assistant who will support a child in Key Stage 1 in the first instance. A desire to support groups of children as well as individuals would be an advantage, as we use our support staff flexibly. 

We encourage applications from candidates who:

  • are keen to support embedding our School Values: Respect, Resilience, Responsibility
  • have a passion for working with children
  • have an interest in supporting children with additional needs, and are passionate about supporting them in mainstream settings 
  • enjoy working as a team
  • are committed with very high standards of learning and behaviour 
  • are well organised and able to use initiative 
  • have a passion for learning and willing to extend own expertise 
  • have patience and a sense of humour 

We encourage you to contact us for a chat or come and visit our school for an opportunity to look around and talk to us about your passion and desire to join us. 

Visits can be arranged with Alice Jefferson (Senco) via the school office: office@hethersettwoodside.org.uk or 01603 810674

We look forward to meeting you!


How to apply

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to – finance@hethersettwoodside.org.uk

We reserve the right to close our advert early, so early applications are encouraged.


Closing date:  10 July 2025, 4pm

Interview date:  w/c  14 July 2025


Hethersett Woodside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake a DBS check and comply with Child Protection Policies and Practices.

We are also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
488 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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