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Early Years Assistant

The Meads Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2UE

This job expired on 24 November 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Immediate

• Closing date

  24 November 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,212.00 Annually (Actual)

Early Years Assistant job summary

The Meads Primary School is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Early Years Assistant to join our team. Our school is committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where every child can thrive and develop a lifelong love of learning. If you are passionate about working with young children and value education, this role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute positively to our early years setting.

The successful candidate will be professional, enthusiastic and a committed individual, able to use their own initiative and have experience of Early Years education in a pre-school, care or education setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in planning and delivering engaging activities that promote children's development across all areas.
• Support the class teacher in managing classroom dynamics and maintaining a safe, inclusive environment.
• Support the teaching and learning of young children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Observe and assess children's progress, providing feedback to help tailor individual learning experiences.
• Support children’s personal, social, and emotional development, helping to foster independence and positive behaviour.
• Contribute positively to the work of the team, sharing ideas and resources to enhance the overall learning experience.
• Communicate effectively with parents and carers, supporting them to engage in their child’s learning journey.

We can offer:

• A strong values-based school ethos

• A vibrant and welcoming atmosphere with happy children who enjoy learning

• A supportive, hard-working and committed staff team
• Excellent opportunities for professional development and training.

Please refer to the attached application pack for further information and use the Job Description / Person Specification to aid you in your supporting statement, as this will be used to shortlist candidates.

Visits to the school are very welcome and highly encouraged; In the meantime, please visit our website – www.meads.luton.sch.uk – to find out more about us. Please call our School Business Manager, Miss Ansell, on 01582 490905 or email finance@themeads.primaryluton.co.uk to arrange a visit.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint and close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised. You will be notified, via My New Term, as soon as possible after, if you have been shortlisted for the post.

Please note that if you are shortlisted for this role, or an alternative role, an online name search will be undertaken, as per Keeping Children Safe in Education. The purpose of the search is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school or college might want to explore with you at interview. Further information on how online searches will be undertaken can be found in our schools Recruitment and Selection Policy.

Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Commitment to safeguarding

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About The Meads Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 515 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Meads Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-meads-primary-school-luton (opens in new tab)

We are a large primary school with approximately 520 pupils on roll at the moment and with a capacity for 630 pupils in the future.

The Meads Primary School is a friendly, Values-based School, situated in the Limbury Mead area of the vibrant and diverse town of Luton, with a strong, nurturing ethos. Rated ‘good’ in all areas by OFSTED in 2018, we have been awarded several accolades over the years, including Quality Lead Status for our work in raising the achievement and aspiration of all pupils by Achievement for All, and the prestigious Values Education Mark, recognising the excellent work of the school in promoting and engendering positive values in our children and across our curriculum. Most recently we achieved a Gold rating from Modeshift stars for our work in promoting sustainable travel to and from school and have been accredited with the Primary Science Quality Mark for our work in developing science across the school. We encourage children and staff to develop a ‘growth mindset’ when it comes to their potential to ‘build their brains’ and be the best they can be.

Our school ethos is positive, friendly and welcoming with the aim of providing a fun, safe and nurturing environment in which pupils are valued and want to participate, and children enjoy their time with us. Our core values of kindness, resilience, respect, responsibility and joy reflect our school and the children who come here.

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