19 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    19 December 2023 at 12:38pm

  • Date listed

    21 November 2023

Job details

Visa sponsorship

No, visa sponsorship not available

Working pattern

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£20126.72 - £20874.75 per annum

Early Years Support Assistant job summary

Salary: NCJ 11 -13 £24,054 - £24,948 FTE Actual Salary - £20,126.72 - £20,874.75 + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional AET Benefits

Hours: 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, Fixed term contract

Start Date: As soon as possible

Cottingley Primary Academy in Leeds is a positive, nurturing and inspiring learning environment that provides a happy, caring community where everyone is encouraged and supported to achieve their goals. Our children are keen to learn, are well behaved and want to achieve their best.

Are you a committed and hard-working individual that would love to make an impact here at Cottingley Primary Academy? Our "Good" school (Ofsted 2019) has an excellent track record in successfully supporting graduates who are aspiring teachers and people looking for their first or next step working in a primary school setting. We are a popular school in our community and within commutable distance of Wakefield, Leeds, Bradford and close to the M1 and A1 motorways.

If you have a passion for education, are able to help support opportunities for learning and progress whether inside or out come rain, hail or shine and love working as part of a team, you could be the person we are looking for!

We are looking for an Early Years Support Assistant to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality, integrated education and care for all children including those with disabilities and/or special educational needs. You will promote good practice and positive attitudes towards inclusion to all those involved within the Early Years, whether that be parents, staff, governors, school staff or children.

This post is a fixed term contract and is required to commence as soon as possible.

Closing date: 10 December 2023

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. Apply today.

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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About Cottingley Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
298 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11

Cottingley Primary Academy in Leeds is a positive, nurturing and inspiring learning environment that provides a happy, caring school where everyone is encouraged and supported to achieve their goals. Our community is diverse and inclusive. The staff at Cottingley make brave decisions and are forward thinking in order to improve learning for the children they serve.

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