Teaching Assistant with MSA duties

Part of the Diocese of Norwich of Education and Academies Trust

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• Salary - Support Staff, TA Point 4, MSA Point 3, TA £4,517 actual pa and MSA £1,444 actual pa (TA £26,016 and MSA £25,614 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• TA - 10 hours per week, Term Time plus 1 week
• MSA – 2.5 hours per week, Term Time only
• Required for November 2026

About the Role:

St Peter’s is a village school which forms part of the Eden Federation within the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust. We are seeking a highly organised, friendly and efficient Teaching Assistant with Midday Supervisory Assistant duties to join our Team.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is flexible and able to adapt to the needs of all pupils
• Is able to work with the class team to develop and deliver the curriculum
• Is able to build positive relationships with all pupils
• Has a desire to enable every child to succeed regardless of the needs or abilities
• Is able to liaise closely with teachers, support staff, parents and the wider community
• Uses positive behaviour management strategies 
• Is well-organised
• Communicates well with staff and parents
• Is a team player but can work under their own initiative
• Has bags of creativity for stimulating and engaging pupils

Working Hours

Monday 08:4-15:30 (08:45-11:45 TA / 11:45-13:00 MSA / 13:30-15:30 TA)

Wednesday 11:45-15:30 (11:45-13:00 MSA / 13:00-15:30 TA)

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment or contact the Head of School Mrs Fiona Flavell on [phone removed] or email on - [email removed]

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:   21 October 2026, 9am

Interview date:  w/  2 November 2026

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.