Early Years Assistant

Summerhill Primary Academy, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 9PF

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2024

• Closing date

  12 December 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Variable hours 15-25. Starting on 25 hours per week.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £13,197-£13,416

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Ability to deliver effective learning and care programmes either under appropriate supervision and guidance or in collaboration.
• Ability to work independently using own initiative.
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Ability to relate well to children and adults including other professionals/carers/parents

• Ability to demonstrate and promote good practice in line with the ethos of the setting both indoors and outdoors.
• Fluent English speaker
• Effectively communicate with adults and children
• Good written, verbal and nonverbal communication
• Proven experience of working with children in an early learning environment
• Experience of working in Nursery in a school environment
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Ability to reflect on learning and care needs and use this knowledge to impact on children’s outcomes e.g. in planning, procurement of resources, Individual Education Plans (IEPs), communication with parents.

What the school offers its staff

Summerhill’s Little Treasures has an exciting opportunity to recruit an experienced, committed and innovative Early Years’ Assistant to join our team. Our setting is a lively, exciting place of learning. We work hard to raise our children’s aspirations and also value the individual achievements of each child. We are passionate about raising standards and improving the life chances of our children. We can offer well motivated, engaging children, and a very supportive staff. We are part of the highly successful Rivers C of E Academy Trust

Flexible working opportunities

We are open to flexible working.

Commitment to safeguarding

Summerhill’s Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr-spa@riverscofe.co.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Early Years Assistant Variable hours JOB PACK.pdf - 465 KB (opens in new tab)

About Summerhill Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 799 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Summerhill Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: klowe@riverscofe.co.uk
• Phone number: 0121 557 3282
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/summerhill-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

Summerhill’s Little Treasures opened in July 2008 and we are registered with Ofsted to care for babies from 6 weeks old.

We have four nursery rooms within the setting, Orange Room, which accommodates babies from 6 weeks old up to 2 years old. Green Room, which accommodates 2-year-old funded children on a sessional basis. Purple Room accommodates 2 years olds who access a flexible range of sessions, and finally, Yellow Room. Yellow Room is our pre-school provision which offers 15 – 30 hour provision plus a wrap around service.

We also provide a wraparound service for Summerhill Primary
Academy pupils.

Summerhill’s Little Treasures is situated in a purpose-built building, and offers a quality childcare and educational experience, graded Outstanding in February 2023.

The setting is open Monday to
Friday 8.00am – 18.00pm, excluding bank holiday and 2 weeks at Christmas. We also offer an early bird session from 7.30am daily.

Arranging a visit to Summerhill Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email klowe@riverscofe.co.uk.

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