Teaching Assistant
North Wootton Academy, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 3PT17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
4 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade D - £12,174 to £13,464 pro annum (£24,790 to £25,183 full time equivalent).
Teaching Assistant job summary
Teaching Assistant Vacancy
Grade D - £12,174 to £13,464 pro annum (£24,790 to £25,183 full time equivalent).
23 hours per week / 39 weeks per year (term time +1 week)
Permanent
01 September 2025
North Wootton Academy are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and skilled Teaching Assistant to join our successful team. This Teaching Assistant role provides support for pupils in the absence of their regular teacher. In the classroom setting, the Teaching Assistant will also manage pupils’ behaviour, help them with their work, deal with immediate problems or emergencies, collect completed work and report back as required.
We are looking for someone who can build positive relationships with our pupils and drive interaction and positive learning outcomes. There will be a need to promote independent learning skills and behaviours for learning.
We are dedicated to ensuring our pupils leave the school as independent and responsible citizens, whilst fulfilling our duty to promote British Values. The Trust's values and vision are based on the four keywords; Empower, Motivate, Aspire, and Transform. We want to make a real and lasting difference to the communities within which we work – “transforming lives, transforming communities”.
We can offer a positive, professional and encouraging environment. Training is offered and all our staff continue to have the benefit of ongoing CPD in order to support our skilled teams.
Skills & Experience
- Level 2 qualification in both English and Maths of grade A*- C (or equivalent)
- NVQ 3 or equivalent in teaching assistance or equivalent qualification or experience working at that level.
- KS2 experience and experience of delivering class-based interventions preferable.
- Full working knowledge of relevant policies/ codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
- Working knowledge of national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes
- Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes and, in particular, barriers to learning
- Ability to plan effective actions for pupils at risk of underachieving
- Full understanding of the range of support services/providers
- Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
- Ability to relate well to children and adults
- Work constructively as part of a team
- Empathy and ability to analyse and determine appropriate actions
- Understanding of, and ability to comply with the requirements of safeguarding/Child Protection
- Ability to travel
- Ability to work flexibly outside normal hours if necessary
- A positive role model, who is able to make positive relationships with children.
- A dedicated individual, who is hardworking and aspirational for our young people.
We can offer:
- Friendly and professional colleagues
- An approachable and skilled leadership team
- Happy, responsive and polite pupils
- Supportive parents
- A highly trained teaching assistant team
- A commitment to your continuing professional development
- Wellbeing and mental health support
- The opportunity to work in a forward thinking and aspirational Trust
- Well-resourced curriculum support and opportunities
Please ensure your application meets the essential requirements of the job description.
The successful applicant will be subject to employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check with children's barred list.
If we receive sufficient applicants of a high calibre, we may bring the closing date forward.
Closing date: Friday 4 July at 9am.
Interview date: Thursday 10 July.
Eastern Multi Academy Trust (EMAT) is an equal opportunities employer and employs suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Any appointments will be subject to satisfactory medical checks, references and an enhanced DBS check including the Children's Barred List.
EMAT is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, employee support services to welcome and support staff from different backgrounds. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment and signal our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity and welcome part time or flexible working applicants.
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.
About North Wootton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 324 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- North Wootton Academy website
School location
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