10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    6 September 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    27 August 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 30 hours a week across 4 days, Term time only (Working pattern to be confirmed)

Contract type

Fixed term - Fixed term until July 2027 as a minimum (Fixed term based on pupil need)

Pay scale

Grade E

Hourly rate

£13.47 - £14.13 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Teaching Assistant to join our Baby Room!

This is an exciting role working in our 0-2 provision, also known as the 'Penguins' key group. We offer a nurturing start for our children, with a child-led ethos that puts individual needs at the heart of what we do. Our days in the 0-2 provision flow with the needs of the children with sleeping and eating, carefully built around experiences that are tailored to support each child's learning and development.

If you are someone who is passionate about child-led routines, learning, and promoting the highest standards of nurture for our youngest children, we would like to hear from you.

We particularly welcome applications from those with experience working with babies or in early years settings, as well as primary school reception teaching assistants seeking to develop their career working with younger children.

Key Duties:

  • Support pupils one‑to‑one or in small groups, helping them learn, grow and feel confident.
  • Lead engaging group activities that spark curiosity and build early learning skills.
  • Encourage independence, positive behaviour and resilience in every child.
  • Build warm, supportive relationships with pupils and their families.
  • Keep learning records up to date and contribute to assessing children’s progress.
  • Create an inclusive, nurturing environment where every child feels valued and supported.
  • Support children’s social and emotional development, including behaviour regulation.
  • Work flexibly to meet the needs of the setting throughout the year.
Essential Qualifications / Experience:
  • Relevant NVQ Level 3 qualification in Early Years or equivalent.
  • Appropriate experience working with children in an educational / nursery setting.
  • An understanding that children/Young people have differing needs and knowledge of inclusive practice.

What the school offers its staff

  • A warm, happy school where we value everyone and have a philosophy of kindness and support for each other. Our approach is not always conventional but has the impact our children need- and deserve.
  • Happy, enthusiastic and well-behaved children.
  • A school with exciting and attractive learning environments and where no two days are the same.
  • A school who puts nurture for staff and children at the forefront.
  • A place where children’s dreams come true.
  • A forward-thinking school who will be committed to your own professional development and provide you with many opportunities to advance in your Early Years career.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Childhaven Pack Baby ATA August 26.docx - 1.4 MB (opens in new tab)

About Childhaven Community Nursery School

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
Education phase
Nursery
Size
72 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 5
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Website
Childhaven Community Nursery School website
Email address
chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk
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Here at Childhaven Community Nursery School we provide a vibrant, welcoming, and inspirational setting and serve the communities around the Scarborough Town. We are one of only 3 maintained nursery schools in North Yorkshire and we offer children a unique start to their education. Children aged between 2 and 4 play and learn together in our wonderful Victorian building and garden.

Our learning environment and education provision that is offered to our 95 children on roll is second to none and our teaching assistants play an important part in school life. Our team ethos helps make our school welcoming, calm and purposeful.

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