Early Years Assistant

Starcross Primary School, Exeter, Devon, Devon, EX6 8QD

5 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  15 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  10 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £26,402.00 Annually (FTE) Working hours: 08:45-15:15 Mondays and Fridays inclusive with a 30-minute unpaid break for lunch

Early Years Assistant job summary

Are you caring, compassionate, and ready to make a real difference in young children’s lives? If so, we’d love to welcome you to our friendly and supportive team.

About the role

In this role you will help create a safe, stimulating environment for children to learn, play and grow. You’ll work closely with experienced staff to deliver engaging activities and support our children’s development in their early years.

In our preschool we work to provide a warm, welcoming environment where children feel safe, valued and inspired to learn. We are so privileged to work with them - they inspire us every day. We focus on delivering a high-quality early years education that supports every aspect of their development - from communication and social skills, to creativity, confidence and independence. Through carefully planned activities and play-based learning, our team help children build strong foundations for school life and beyond.

We’re looking for someone who:

Has the ability to build positive relationships with children and adults

Can support the children to engage with the curriculum

Is friendly, caring, approachable and patient

Can be a clam and supportive presence

Enjoys being around children and is committed to safeguarding

Brings a positive attitude and a genuine love of school life.

In this role you will:

Support our children to access and engage with the curriculum

meet the personal care needs of pupils whilst encouraging their independence (including toileting and feeding

Support pupils with social interactions and positive behaviour

Be a caring, approachable adult in the busy heart of school life.

We offer

• A role where your work really matters - make a meaningful impact on children’s development every day
• A rewarding role in a positive environment
• The opportunity to work in a team who are invested in growing the potential of others
• Competitive package with generous career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 22.9%
• A part-time, term time only contract working 39 weeks per year
• Ongoing professional development.

How to apply

If you are passionate about childcare and enjoy working as part of a team, we would love to hear from you.

Please do take the opportunity to learn more about the role by viewing the detailed job description included on the following pages. To apply please complete our application form and take the opportunity to share with us how your skills and experience meet the person specification in the job description. To learn more about the school please visit:https://starcross-primary.co.uk.

The closing date for applications is Monday 15th September at 9.00am. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us at people@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk. We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our pupils, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check and reference that are satisfactory to our Trust. All posts in our Trust are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

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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

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 Starcross Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 213 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Starcross Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/starcross-primary-school

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