Teaching Assistant with MSA Duties

St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 6SW

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  14 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  27 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15,785 - £16,032 (Scale C) MSA £1,413 (Scale B)

Teaching Assistant with MSA Duties job summary

• Salary: TA £15,785 - £16,032 (Scale C) MSA £1,413 (Scale B)
• Fixed term, until August 2026 in the first instance
• Part Time
• Hours per week: 27.5 TA, 2.5 MSA
• Term time + 1 week
• Starting 3rd November, or earlier if possible

About the Role

St Peter and St Paul Carbrooke Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery are looking to recruit a new Teaching Assistant to join their team. The role will include 2.5 hours of Midday Supervisory duties.

The role will be working across all classes within the school from the Nursery and EYFS to Upper Key Stage 2.

We are looking for someone who is:

• A reliable person
• Hardworking and flexible
• A great team player

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment or speak with the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher at 01953 881537

How to Apply:

For more information about this role, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing Date: 14 November 2025, 9am

Interview Dates: 20 November 2025

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks. The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 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

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 St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 231 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-and-st-paul-church-of-england-primary-academy-nursery

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