Teaching Assistant / MSA
Mulbarton Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 8JG55 days remaining to apply
Closing date
14 September 2026 at 1am
Date listed
21 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- TA £13.26-£13.68/hr, plus MSA £12.85 per hour
Teaching Assistant / MSA job summary
Tel: 01508 570326
Email: office@mulbartonprimary.norfolk.sch.uk
Website: https://www.mulbartonprimary.norfolk.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Natasha Hall
- Salary – TA, Scale C/D £13.26-£13.68 per hour depending upon experience/qualifications, MSA Scale A £12.85 per hour
- Fixed Term until August 2027
- Part Time (Thu & Fri)
- TA – 11.5 hours per week
- MSA – 1 hour per week
- Term Time only
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our excellent school, working within a year 1 class. The role will involve supporting the teacher during whole class delivery and working with small groups.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience working with children.
- Has an understanding of children with additional needs.
- Has an adaptive, consistent and kind approach when supporting children to do their best.
- Has good standards of written oral English and Maths skills.
- Uses positive behaviour strategies following policy.
- Is energetic, committed and resilient.
- Has a positive attitude, good sense of humour and has a ‘can do’ approach.
- Has the ability to work as a team: can liaise with the class teacher and Senior Leadership Team to ensure learning takes place at the appropriate level.
The successful candidate must be available to work 08:30-15:15 Thursday-Friday (11.5 hrs TA and 30 minutes MSA per day).
As a school, we are keen to support the future development of our teaching assistants, through regular CPD opportunities and a willingness to support candidates wishing to pursue a formal qualification and future career development if desired.
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 – hr@mulbartonprimary.norfolk.sch.uk
Closing date: 14 September 2026, 9am
Interview date: 17 September 2026
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 Mulbarton Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 404 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
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