Reception Teaching Assistant

Tel: 01603 451299  Email:  office@weins.co.uk    Website:  www.weins.co.uk   Head Teacher: Mrs Jade Hunter  Salary: Scale D (£13.47 - £13.69 per hour)  Permanent  Part Time   36.5 hrs per week (M-F)  Term time plus 1 week  Starting from: 1 September 2026  Do you thrive on working in a busy environment with children with a range of needs?   Do you want to work in a happy, forward thinking school that thrives on delivering our very best for our children? If so, we may be the right school for you.      ‘Pupils behave well and learn much because of their teachers’ high expectations. Pupils are safe and happy. This is because staff have made pupils’ mental and physical well-being a priority. Pupils know their teachers care about them.’     OFSTED Oct 2024   We are looking for a confident and motivated individual to take on the role of classroom teaching assistant in Reception.  Our priority is to recruit staff who are ambitious for, yet sensitive to the needs of children, whatever their starting points.   Working hours:  Monday to Thursday (8.30am - 4.30pm) Friday (8.30am - 3.30pm)   We can offer you:   To work with a friendly and highly committed team   To be welcomed and supported by staff, governors, children and families  To work in a close Key Stage 1 team that supports one another effectively  To have the support of our SENDCo, in house speech and language therapy team offering advice and support  To work alongside a senior leadership team that genuinely cares about staff wellbeing  You will have:    experience and knowledge of how young children learn  excellent communication skills  experience of teaching phonics  the ability to use your own initiative to support the individual needs of children  the ability to develop positive and supportive relationships with children and their families  the ability to support the speech and language progress of children from various stages of development  an understanding of supporting a range of additional needs within school  the skills to be an excellent team player  Applicants should access more information about our school via our website  www.weins.co.uk . We actively welcome applicants from out of Norfolk. Visits to the school by appointment are warmly welcomed, although this will not prejudice those applying out of county  For further details please don’t hesitate to get in touch, our number is 01603 451299.  How to Apply   A job description and person specification are available from 'attachments'. To complete our online applicatio