Teaching Assistant - SEN

Redcastle Family School, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3PU

39 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  2 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 - £14.16 per hour

Teaching Assistant - SEN job summary

Tel: 01842 752239

Email: office@rfs.norfolk.sch.uk

• Salary – Scale E, £13.26 - £14.13 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 32.5 hours per week
• Term Time plus 1 week

Redcastle Family School is lucky enough to have an SRB and a SHIP; these provisions both offer a sensory room, a break out space, and a shared teaching area for Primary age children who have additional need around social communication and cognition. Our staff and children are enjoying sharing in our goal of being a truly autism friendly environment.

Successful candidates will be reliable, patient and loyal, with a good sense of humour and strength of character to work as part of a team in both a challenging and rewarding environment. It is desirable to have experience of supporting children with SEND, however a comprehensive development programme will be given to all staff as part of a training and support package, which will be provided by the local authority.

Redcastle Family School supports a thriving community within Thetford. We are a school that puts children at the heart of everything that we do and takes pride in the reward that comes from seeing the progress that children make by delivering a quality education through a tailor made curriculum.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has high expectations for the progress that all SEND children can make.
• Encourages children to develop in all aspects of their learning, including both socially and emotionally, promoting the school’s nurturing ethos. 
• Appreciates the need to work as a team to face challenges together
• Has the ability to reflect on and develop their classroom practice.

In return we can offer you:

• A supportive working environment that is thriving.  
• A Good School (OFSTED November 2022)
• Excellent behaviour standards.
• Enhanced systems to support teachers working children with SEND.
• Enthusiastic, happy and rewarding children, who are eager to learn.
• Forward thinking approaches to learning, professional development and school improvement.
• An opportunity to be innovative and creative.

Visits to the school are very much encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange prior to the 18 July.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact either James Julian, Headteacher or Emma Denty, Deputy Headteacher/SENCO.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to – office@rfs.norfolk.sch.uk 

This advert will be open until the position is filled. To ensure you are selected, please apply promptly.

Closing date:  31 August 2025

Interview date:  TBA

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 

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 Redcastle Family School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 269 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Redcastle Family School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/redcastle-family-school

Are you passionate about making a difference to children’s lives? Redcastle Family School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive, committed and ambitious individual. This is an exciting opportunity to have a significant and real impact on outcomes for children.

Redcastle Family School supports a thriving community within Thetford. We are a school that puts children at the heart of everything that we do and takes pride in the reward that comes from seeing the progress that children make by delivering a quality education through a tailor made curriculum.

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Norfolk