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Early Years Teaching Assistant

Hillborough Infant and Nursery School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5EZ

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• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 November 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13,295.43 - £13,537.63 Annually (Actual) L2 (£13,295.43 to £13,537.63 pro-rata salary)

Early Years Teaching Assistant job summary

The Governing Body of Hillborough Infant and Nursery School is seeking to appoint Early Years Teaching Assistants to start as soon as possible as part of our Early Years Team. Hillborough Infant and Nursery School is Ofsted rated Good, with pupils who are keen to learn.

Ofsted, May 2023:

• 'Hillborough Infants is a welcoming school, where pupils feel like part of a family.'
• 'Children make a strong start in the early years. Teachers set high expectations.'

We can offer:

• A supportive, enthusiastic and friendly team;
• Children who are well behaved and want to learn;
• A refurbished wellbeing/SEN room;
• Commitment to your own professional development;
• Newly upgraded IT infrastructure and investment in IT.

We require a committed and self-motivated individual with an enthusiasm for working with young people.

The successful applicant will work as part of a team within the nursery and will undertake a range of tasks such as:

• Have experience of working in a school environment (EYFS); 
• Be able to communicate effectively with children, parents and other professionals;
• Be able to support learning in EYFS;
• Be able to work well as a member of a team, be proactive and able to work on own initiative;  
• Be able to maintain and enhance the School’s high standards;
• Contribute towards the School ethos, improvement activities and the wider School community; 
• Be able to positively promote inclusion;
• Have a positive attitude, be flexible, enthusiastic with good communication skills;
• Be adaptable to a changing school environment;
• Be prepared to attend training arranged outside of contracted hours.

Successful applicants may be called to interview before the closing date so early applications are encouraged.

If you are successful in being shortlisted, you will be contacted to bring the below documents to the interview - failure to bring the documents to interview could mean that we will not progress further with your application: 

• Evidence to support your ID (e.g. passport, driving licence, birth certificate)
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK (please see attached evidence to support your right to work in the UK)
• Proof of Address (e.g. Bank or Benefit statement issued within 3 months, Council tax or P45/P60 statement issued within 6 months).

All applications must be made through MyNewTerm

Closing date: 26th November 2023

Initial shortlisting: 27th November 2023

Interviews: Week commencing 4th December 2023

Successful applicants may be called to interview before the closing date so early applications are encouraged.

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.

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About Hillborough Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 312 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hillborough Infant and Nursery School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hillborough-infant-and-nursery-school (opens in new tab)

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