Classroom Assistant (EYFS)

Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 0DW

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,783.52 Annually (Actual) Based on NJC Scale F6, FTE Salary is £26,846

Classroom Assistant (EYFS) job summary

Level 3 Classroom Assistant (EYFS)

Fixed term contract
32.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team and work with us in developing and growing our popular pre-school setting. You will be employed on a fixed term basis to cover a period of long term absence so we are looking for a confident person who can adapt quickly to our setting and routines, making an immediate impact.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Have a Level 3 qualification in Early Years - this is a mandatory requirement
• Be able to provide an environment that delivers both education and care and enhances children’s learning opportunities.
• Have a working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Have high expectations and be committed to raising the achievement of all children.
• Be supportive of the ethos, vision and values of the school.
• Have good communication, numeracy and literacy skills.
• Have a personal commitment to ongoing professional development.

In return, we will give you:

• A welcoming and caring school, that encourages everyone to give their best at all times, that aims to contribute all they can to our life as a school community.
• A collaborative and supportive school community that is underpinned by the Christian ethos, driven by a shared passion of children’s welfare and education.
• A rewarding and exciting working environment, that inspires and challenges within a supportive and welcoming atmosphere
• Access to a vast array of employee benefits and recognition systems, via our partnership with Perkbox

Mears Ashby is a proud member of PDET, alongside 35 other schools in the Rutland, Peterborough and Northamptonshire area. PDET is responsible for employing all staff and managing the finances and other central services for the Academies in the Trust. These services include HR support; facilities and premises; procurement and school effectiveness.

If this sounds like the new and exciting challenge which you are looking for, Mears Ashby would like to hear from you! Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged, please call 01604 810063 to arrange.

Blakesley CE Primary School is committed to the protection and safety of all its pupils and staff. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. Please note, we reserve the right to close this post early should we receive enough suitable applications.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 72 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mears-ashby-church-of-england-primary-school

We are a Good school (Ofsted, 2021) administered through the Diocese of Peterborough Education Trust (PDET), providing high quality education for the children of Mears Ashby and Hardwick as well as families from further afield who are looking for a Church of England or small school environment for their child. We strive to ensure that all our children enjoy school in our happy, welcoming environment. Through our engaging curriculum and placing Christian values at the heart of all we do, we hope to inspire our children to become confident and caring individuals who live life in all its fullness.

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