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  • Job start date

    17 February 2025

  • Closing date

    10 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    20 December 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£12.45-£12.65ph Level 2 & £13.47-£14.36 Level 3

Brixington Primary Academy - Full-time Nursery Assistant, 32.5 hpw x 2 positions job summary

The First Federation Trust a Multi Academy Trust of 29 primary schools, across Devon and West Dorset are looking to appoint Two Nursery TA positions in their thriving nursery class at Brixington Primary Academy.

Brixington Primary is located in the northern edge of the coastal town of Exmouth with close links with the A376 and the M5.

We are looking for experienced professionals to support the expansion of our Nursery provision. Brixington is taking the exciting step of expanding the Nursery to include provision for 2-year-olds. We are looking to appoint TAs to help establish this new provision and work alongside 2-year-olds as well as other children in our EYFS setting.

The school provides a secure, nurturing and challenging learning environment with a family atmosphere, where the children come first and has an excellent partnership with parents/carers and the local community.

You would be working alongside a wonderful team of supportive staff with strong links through the Trust where there is continual collaboration linked to teaching and learning and nursery provision.

We are looking to appoint 2 initially fixed term positions as follows:

  • Level 2 Nursery Assistant Grade B £12.45-£12.65 per hour (funding is available to complete this qualification if needed). Unqualified candidates are encouraged to apply as training can be offered.
  • Level 3 Nursery Assistant Grade D £13.47-£14.36 per hour.

The role will require you to:

  • provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children in the setting.
  • work as part of a team, alongside the EYFS teacher, in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.
  • build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met.

Job description is attached.

Part time applicants will be considered and there is a possibility that some before or after school hours will be offered in the future, too.

This role is initially fixed term until 31 August 2025.

We offer:

  • A supportive environment within a friendly team, with the added advantage of working closely with other schools within the Federation
  • An exciting and innovative Trust that will inspire and allow you to reach your full potential
  • Collaborative support and ongoing professional development within our Multi Academy Trust
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Staff wellbeing programme
  • Contributory pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme.

We recommend you visit Brixington Primary Academy, please telephone the school on 01395 266997 to arrange a convenient date and time or via email admin@Brixington.devon.sch.uk. However, please note the school is closed from 21 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 9 January 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 15 January 2025

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role requires an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Our Child Protection policy can be found on the school's website Child Protection Policy .

All shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Brixington Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
330 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

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