Early Years Teaching Assistant

Eynsham Community Primary School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4LJ

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.09 Hourly Term Time Only, Grade 4

Early Years Teaching Assistant job summary

Early Years Teaching Assistant

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary/Grade: Grade 4, £11.98 Per Hour

Required for: October '25

Closing date: Friday 17th October 2025 at 12:00 pm

Interview Date: Interviews W/C 20th October 2025

We are looking to appoint a permanent Teaching Assistant to work within our Early Years setting. This position will be paid on Grade 4 and is for 31.25 hrs per week, fixed term until 31st August 2025. You will be working alongside our friendly Early Years team.

As an Early Years Teaching Assistant, you will lead small groups of children with learning as directed by the class teacher and leadership team to achieve positive outcomes.

Skills/experience required:

An enthusiastic individual, who is motivated to improve the children’s life chances through their practice, patience and non-judgemental attitude.

A flexible approach to your work and excellent teamwork skills.

Someone who will relish the opportunity to be a role model within our school.

Level 3 in Childcare is desired but not essential.

We can offer the right candidate a dedicated, friendly, staff team to work alongside.

Eynsham Primary School and Eynsham Partnership Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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

Enhanced DBS checks and references are required in line with our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, in addition to a robust recruitment process, induction and ongoing monitoring of conduct and performance.

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 Eynsham Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 409 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Eynsham Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eynsham-community-primary-school

With close links to the local community, we are a two form entry school with over 410 children from ages 2 – 11. ECPS strives for excellence in academic and pastoral provision, placing high quality, engaging texts at the centre of our rich curriculum. We celebrate the performing and creative arts and provide sporting and fitness opportunities that particularly champion netball and football, which can lead from classroom and club experiences to county and national opportunities.

ECPS is proud to be part Eynsham Partnership Academy (EPA). The schools within the partnership work together to provide improved opportunities for children. The EPA schools work collaboratively on non-teaching matters to ensure that school leaders can focus mostly on vital teaching and learning. Our children also benefit from opportunities, particularly in sport, across the ten schools, as well as from the CPD provided for staff.

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