Lower KS2 Teaching Assistant

Tel: 01603 746857

Email: admin@queenshill.norfolk.sch.uk 

Website: www.queenshill.norfolk.sch.uk

• Salary – Scale D - £12.18 - £12.38 per hour (MSA Scale A)
• Fixed term contract until August 2025 with possibility of extension
• Part Time
• 30 hours per week (5 of these are MSA)
• Required January 2025

We have an excellent opportunity for a skilled teaching assistant to join our amazing school. You will become part of a committed, diverse team of teaching professionals who truly want to, and do, make a difference. The successful candidate will ensure that children are cared for in a happy, safe and stimulating environment. We have great facilities and are committed to delivering a creative, engaging curriculum. 

Your day may include supporting individual and small groups of pupils with their learning, encouraging children who may be struggling with their reading, helping the teaching team to prepare resources for future lessons or listening to those who may need help to talk through their emotions. The role may include 1:1 and whole-class teaching assistant support. We have three simple rules in our school, ‘Safe, Ready, Respectful’. They are at the core of everything we do. We expect it of our staff and pupils and help us to provide a happy, safe and stimulating environment for all.

A current teaching assistant who joined us recently said:

“Since being welcomed into the QH family, I have been supported and inspired by the teaching staff. I have benefited from regular training specifically for support staff. I value working with a dedicated team, who are passionate about bringing the curriculum to life.”

Take a look at our website and social media channels to see if our passion for learning matches yours. If it does, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Ideally you will:

• Have enthusiasm for learning
• Act effectively as part of a team
• Bring a strong work ethic, proven teamwork, and an excellent sense of humour to our vibrant school community
• Be committed to ensuring the right of every child to be included, accepted, and valued for their strengths and contributions
• Have good interpersonal and organisational skills

How to apply

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

Completed applications should be returned via email to - admin@queenshill.norfolk.sch.uk

 We may interview earlier than this so early applications are recommended.

Closing date:  5 December 2024, 12 noon

Interview date:  TBC

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 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.