Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust Tel: 01362 693876 Email: office@derehamjunior.dneat.org - Salary - Support Staff D, Points 5-6, £17,766 - £18,048 actual pa (£25,583- £25,989 FTE) - Permanent - Part Time - 30 hours per week - Term Time plus 1 week - Required ASAP Do you enjoy working with children to support their learning and progress, whilst being part of a dedicated and supportive team of colleagues? Are you looking for a new challenge? If so, we may have the ideal position for you. We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our team. Ideally, we would like someone with a level 2 or level 3 qualification but if you have the right skills and experience without these, we would happily consider you for the post. As a Teaching Assistant within our school, you will work alongside a year group team, (whilst sometimes supporting other year groups), working both in class and running interventions outside of the classroom. Our vacancy is within Year 6 for the rest of the academic year, but we would consider another year group if this secured us the right person for the post and our school. Working Hours The successful candidate will work Monday to Friday 8.25-3.25 (there may be a possibility for an additional 30 minutes per day for a lunchtime duty – paid at the usual MSA scale). 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 01362 693876 or email - head@derehamjunior.dneat.org / deputy@derehamjunior.dneat.org How to apply For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, 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. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries. Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received. Closing date: 14 April 2026 Interview date: TBC The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references. 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. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.