ASC Base Teaching Assistant + MSA – 2 posts

Sprowston Infant School
Recreation Ground Road
Sprowston
Norwich
NR7 8EW

Tel: 01603 429001
Email: [email protected]  

• Salary – Scale A £11.59/hr MSA and Scale D £12.18/hr TA 
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 25 hours per week TA
• 2.5 hours per week MSA
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required for April 2024

Are you passionate about early education?
Are you kind and patient?
Do you work well as team?
If so, then this could be the job for you!

We are expanding and have a new complex ASC class. 

Due to the high level of support our children receive, we are looking to appoint two Teaching Assistants to join our ASC base team. These are permanent positions starting in April 2024. Each class has a teacher, HLTA and two TAs working with up to 9 children. We also have a welfare assistant who works across the classes. The TA position is for 25hrs as a TA and 2 ½ hrs as an MSA. The successful candidates will work as part of a highly skilled team to support the learning of pupils with complex needs. 

What does the role entail?

As part of the role you will support children with their learning and also self-help skills such as eating, dressing and brushing teeth. Due to the nature of the post, the successful candidate will need to be able to think on their feet, be flexible in their approach and creative in the delivery of tasks. You will support children at 1:1, small group and whole class level. 

Children in the base can become dysregulated and it is important that the successful candidate can remain calm and consistent at these times. There are a number of professionals that work regularly with the base and the successful candidate will be expected to liaise and follow the advice of these professionals. This is a highly rewarding role and there will never be a dull day!

What can we offer you?

• A great team that are experienced in supporting children with autism
• A brand new, purpose-built classroom
• A well-resourced learning environment
• Training in the approaches and strategies used in the base
• Support from a specialist partner (from a linked complex needs school)

Essential Skills/Experience 

• Minimum level 2 TA qualification
• Experience of working with children in an academic setting
• Experience of working with children with ASC/complex needs
• Ability to work well as part of a team 
• The ability to develop children’s independence in tasks
• Ability to follow plans and support implementation of pupils’  individual targets
• To help maintain accurate records of pupils’  progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher
• Be flexible and adapt positively to change
• Show initiative and work independently

Desirable Skills

• Full driving licence 
• Understanding of Development Matters 
• Speech and language training – Signalong, ELKLAN, PECs
• Step Up
• TEACCH training
• Experience of implementing risk plans to ensure the safety of all 
• Paediatric first aid trained
• Experience of working in partnership with parents
• Level 2 or above ASC training

Working Time

The school day runs from 8.30am – 12noon and 1-2.30pm (5 hrs each day as a TA) and ½ hour lunch cover MSA each day between 12noon-1pm.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact – [email protected] or call 01603 429001.

How to apply

To download an application form, please select the orange ‘Apply for job’ button and enter your details.

Completed forms should be returned to – [email protected]  

Closing date:            21 March 2024
Interview date:           25 March 2024

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.