Teaching Assistant - pupil specific
Trowse Primary School, Trowse, Norfolk, NR14 8TUThis job expired on 14 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Closing date
14 July 2025 at 1am
Date listed
4 July 2025
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
- £12.84 - £13.05 per hour
Teaching Assistant - pupil specific job summary
Tel: 01603 622485
Email: office@trowse.norfolk.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Stuart Odell
NOR: 210 Age Range: 4-11 years
- Salary – Scale D, Points 5-6, £12.84 - £13.05 per hour
- Temporary – pupil specific contract
- Part Time
- 11.5 hours per week (Thu & Fri)
- Term Time plus 1 week
- Required for 1 September 2025 (subject to all safeguarding checks)
We are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to work on a 1:2 basis with higher needs KS2 children from September 2025. We are seeking to appoint a creative, committed and enthusiastic person to work as part of our team here at Trowse School. This is a very exciting opportunity to join an outstanding Local Authority maintained school, in a lovely school building.
Interviews will be conducted in agreement with latest guidance at the time of interview. Hours of work, 11.5 hours per week over 2 days per week (Thursday and Friday), 8.30am–12.15 and 1.15pm–3.15pm.
We realise that getting the right person to join our team is really important, no two days are ever the same and you will need to be busy and adaptable. Ideally, you will also have the following skills and attributes :
- a passion for working with young children, showing them respect and kindness to foster their all-round development;
- experience of working with primary age children;
- knowledge of the national curriculum
- an understanding of the teaching of phonics;
- possess good personal literacy, numeracy and ICT skills;
- you are flexible, calm and enjoys working as part of a strong team;
- you have the interpersonal skills to develop positive and supportive relationships with all;
- you have the ability to use their own initiative to support learning needs of children;
- you need a sense of humour and lots of energy!
Applicants are welcome to phone the school to discuss things further. Please call the office for an appointment or for a chat; we would be delighted to hear from you!
How to apply
To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.
Completed forms should either be returned by email to – office@trowse.norfolk.sch.uk or by post to the school.
Closing date: 14 July 2025
Interview date: w/c 14 July 2025 (can be earlier for exceptional candidates)
This post comes under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 regulations. The successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This includes obtaining references and all employees are required to undertake a full DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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.
About Trowse Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 197 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Trowse Primary School website
School location
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