Teaching Assistant

Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 3GN

35 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  6 March 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 - £13.47 per hour

Teaching Assistant job summary

Tel: 01603 810674

Email: finance@hethersettwoodside.org.uk

Website: www.hethersettwoodside.org.uk

• Salary - Grade D, £13.26 - £13.47 per hour
• Temporary maternity cover (possibility of extension) 
• Part Time
• 32.5 hours per week
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required for 14 April 2026 

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 to cover a maternity leave. 

We would like to appoint a Teaching Assistant who will support mainly in Key Stage 2; working with individuals and groups of learners. Hours of work, 8.30am - 3.30pm, Monday to Friday.

We encourage applications from candidates who:

• are keen to support embedding our School Values: Respect, Resilience, Responsibility
• have a passion for working with children
• enjoy working as a team
• are committed with very high standards of learning and behaviour 
• are well organised and able to use initiative 
• have good levels of written English and Maths 
• have a sense of humour

Experience of supporting in a primary school would be an advantage, but is not essential as training will be given. 

We encourage you to 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 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.

Once you have completed your application, please email it to - finance@hethersettwoodside.org.uk 

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

Closing date:  6 March 2026

Interview date:  w/c  19 March 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 

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.

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 Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 490 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hethersett-woodside-primary-nursery-school

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