Teaching Assistant

Norton Hill Academy, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4AD

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 12.4 hours per week (2 days) + INSET Days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185 - £25,583
• Actual salary: £7,251 – £7,366 (pro rata)
• Pay scale: Grade 2: £25,185 - £25,583

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are currently recruiting for a part time Teaching Assistant based at Norton Hill School.

We are looking to appoint an exceptional, highly motivated and hard-working Teaching Assistant to support in class, 1:1 and in specific interventions. Good subject knowledge in Maths and English is essential along with a reasonable level of ICT experience.

The following would be desirable:

• English and Maths GCSEs
• Experience across the KS3 and KS4 curriculum
• NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification
• Completion of the DfES Teacher Assistant Induction Programme

We will provide training for inexperienced applicants.

We would like to hear from you if you believe you can make a positive contribution to our school.

What the school offers its staff

Norton Hill School is an oversubscribed, successful school serving Midsomer Norton and the surrounding area and is an integral part of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership.

We can offer you:

• Pension Scheme
• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced Annual Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Continual Learning and Development
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle Scheme
• Free Flu Jabs
• Free Parking
• Discounted shopping
• Access to Excellent low-cost food

Norton Hill serves Midsomer Norton, Radstock and the surrounding rural area where there is an abundance of attractive and affordable housing. The school is on the edge of the Mendips but close to Bath, Bristol, Frome and Wells.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

NH Teaching Assistant - TA - Level 1 Grade 2.pdf - 214 KB (opens in new tab)

MNSP Recruitment Brochure.pdf - 2.95 MB (opens in new tab)

Data Protection and Data Breach Policy.pdf - 591 KB (opens in new tab)

Norton Hill Ofsted Report (1).pdf - 127 KB (opens in new tab)

Trust Annual Report 2025.pdf - 1.34 MB (opens in new tab)

About Norton Hill Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1765 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Norton Hill Academy website
• Email address: enquiries@nortonhillschool.mnsp.org.uk
• Phone number: 01761 412557
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/norton-hill-academy

Norton Hill is a co-educational, non-selective 11-18 school. Our students come from Midsomer Norton and the surrounding villages of North East Somerset. Norton Hill School prides itself on providing a secure, stable and well-ordered environment based on traditional values and genuine care and concern for individuals.

We have just over 1700 students at the school of whom 400 are in the Midsomer Norton Sixth Form. In September 2016 we increased our Year 7 entry to eleven tutor groups, in response to a growing demand for places at Norton Hill.

Students at Norton Hill belong to one of five houses: Blackdown, Cotswold, Exmoor, Mendip and Quantock. The House system ensures that every student is known individually, whilst enjoying the opportunities that a large school can offer.

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