Wrap Around Care Assistant

Heartsease Primary Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 9UE

4 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  6 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £7,281 - £7,396 actual pa

Wrap Around Care Assistant job summary

Part of the Unity Schools Partnership

Tel: 01440 333400

Email: hrhelpdesk@unitysp.co.uk 

Website: https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/317237NFK

• Salary - NJC Grade 2 SP3-4, £7,281 - £7,396 actual pa (£24,795 - £25,185 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 13.3 hours per week
• Term Time only
• Required for 1 September 2026

We are looking for an enthusiastic wrap around care assistant to join our strong team. You will be able to work independently within our provision creating a welcoming, relaxed and informal environment. You will interact with children, parents, and staff, so good communication skills are essential. As this role will involve preparing and serving food, you will need to hold or willingness to undertake the training for food hygiene qualification.

Heartsease Primary Academy is part of the Unity Schools Partnership, which brings opportunities to work with colleagues from across the wider Trust and CPD opportunities. Heartsease Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS and all other relevant checks will be required for this post.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact the Head of School - Ms Olivia Gillard. This can be done through the school office by email office@heartseaseprimary.org.uk or by calling 01603 307820.

If you are a current employee of Unity Schools Partnership, to apply please click here. 

How to apply

A job description, information Scheel and trust benefits documents are available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply via our online application form.

Please note: We may interview as applications are received and may appoint before the closing date. Applications must be submitted online via our careers website before the deadline, so we encourage early applications and advise checking the job details on our site.

In line with safer recruitment, we cannot accept CVs. Incomplete application forms may result in candidates not being shortlisted.

Closing date: 10 July 2026, 9am

Interview date: w/c  13 July 2026

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All successful candidates will be subject to rigorous pre employment checks, including an enhanced DBS. We are also committed to equality, diversity and fair recruitment practices, and we oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination.

We value inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you wish to work part time or as a job share, we will accommodate this wherever possible. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups.

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 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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced D.B.S. and full pre-employment checks. 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.

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 Heartsease Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 398 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Heartsease Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heartsease-primary-academy

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