Teaching Assistant in Norwich

Location: Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ

Actual annual salary: £23,835 - £24,568 dependent on experience and qualifications

Hourly rate: £13.34 - £13.75 per hour

Hours: 40 hours per week - Term Time only – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8.30am - 4.30pm, Thursday 8.30am – 5pm, Friday 8.30am – 4pm

Contract: Permanent

Aurora White House School, part of the Aurora Group, supports children aged 5–16 with communication, interaction, and learning difficulties including autism, dyslexia, and SEMH needs. We offer small class sizes and a full onsite clinical team.

The Role:

As a Level 2 Teaching Assistant, you’ll support pupils with learning and care across school settings. You’ll help deliver personalised learning, assist with routines and transitions, and promote positive behaviour. Working closely with teachers and therapists, you’ll ensure every child feels safe, supported, and able to reach their full potential.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career whilst you help shape and develop our provision to achieve this.

Key Duties:

• To establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School.
• To promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.
• To contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
• Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class.
• To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school.
• To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.
• Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team.

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of White House School when required.

Skills and Qualifications:

• GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
• Level 2 - 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification (or working towards) desirable.
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
• Knowledge and experience of pupils with SEMH, ASD.
• Due to the location of the school, candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to their own vehicle.

Benefits and Additional Information:

We believe in supporting you as much as we support the children and young people in our care. Here’s a snapshot of the fantastic benefits waiting for you:

• Grow with Us – Training & Development: Learning never stops at Aurora! We offer a wide range of training programmes and career development opportunities to help you build your skills and reach your goals.
• Save Money on Everyday Essentials: With the rising cost of living, our Perkbox app helps you stretch your money further: Discounts on groceries, phone plans, internet, dining out, gym memberships & more.
• Access to our Cycle to Work and Car Scheme.
• Access Wagestream – a financial wellbeing app that helps you track earnings, save, get expert money advice, and even access part of your pay early when needed.
• Competitive Pay & Reward: We regularly benchmark our pay and benefits to stay ahead of the curve. You’ll enjoy: Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Enhanced Pension, Life Assurance, 24/7 GP Access – For You & Your Household.
• UK Health Cash Plan: Cover everyday healthcare costs like dental and optician bills. You and your children are included in the scheme, and you can upgrade to add your partner too!
• Employee Assistance Programme: Your wellbeing matters. Get confidential support on a wide range of issues, including: Freephone counselling (available 24/7), Online tools and resources.
• Refer a Friend – Earn £1,000! Know someone who’d be a great fit? Refer them and get rewarded! (*Terms apply)

How to Apply:

For candidates that haven’t worked in this sector before please be aware that for regulatory reasons the application process is far more detailed and thorough compared to other sectors. Please complete the online application form in full, including all employment and education details, and provide a personal statement that makes us keen to speak to you. Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Safeguarding Statement: Aurora White House School 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. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.