Early Years Teaching Assistant (Currently Nursery)
Anthony Bek Community Primary School, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 7PGDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
The post is to begin on Monday 2nd June 2025, although it would be helpful if the successful applicant could complete induction day/s before this. If the successful candidate is available to start before this date, subject to references, checks and notice period, this will be arranged.
Closing date
20 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: Working hours are 35 hours per week, term time only, following Derbyshire term dates. Mondays: 8:15-3:30pm Tuesdays: 8:15-3:30pm Wednesday: 8:15-3:30pm Thursday: 8:30-4:30pm (includes 1 hr Foundation Stage meeting after school Fridays: 8:15-3:45pm. Each day includes a 30 minute lunch break.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 7 (point within Grade 7 dependent on experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our very effective and supportive Governing body are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and caring Early Years Teaching and Learning Assistant who is a conscientious and committed professional that believes all children can achieve high standards and therefore demonstrates consistently high expectations of all pupils in all aspects of school life.
Duties will include supporting the class teacher through general
classroom support for all pupils in Reception, facilitating
learning through play, supporting with pupils’ personal needs
as required, as well as delivering individual and small group
interventions for pupils requiring additional help, including
pupils with a range of SEND. The successful candidate must
have the ability to work in close partnership with the Class
Teacher in helping to promote the acquisition of the Early
Learning Goals. Understanding of the Early Years Curriculum
and expectations and knowledge of Early Reading and Early
Numeracy are essential. Please see the person specification for
the full requirements of the post.
What the school offers its staff
We pride ourselves at Anthony Bek (Ofsted ‘Good’ 2022, 'Good' 2017 and 'Good' 2012) as always being described as a very warm and welcoming school with many unique attributes, such as our rewards scheme or enrichment offer, and we are fortunate to have lots of outdoor space and facilities.
Pupils of Anthony Bek take pride in their work and demonstrate very effective learning behaviours. Our staff team work closely together, sharing ideas and resources and are a family both in and out of school.
Visitors to our school always comment on
how calm our school is, how well behaved our pupils
are in school and how friendly everyone is. Equally,
when we take pupils out, we always get extremely
positive feedback about our groups from the venues
themselves and from members of the public. Staff work
closely and support each other across the Key Stage
and wider school. We value staff well-being and a
work/life balance and ensure staff benefit from access
to a wide range of curriculum schemes to make
planning and resourcing as easy/effective as possible.
We can offer you a large, experienced, supportive, fun-loving team of staff to work alongside, hard-working,
caring and friendly pupils; lots of supportive
parents/carers and a very effective, supportive
Governing body.
Further details about the role
Visits to the school and school website (www.anthonybek.derbyshire.sch.uk) are recommended and warmly welcomed and visits to the school can also be arranged.
Please contact the school office to make an appointment on 01623 810355. If you require any further information, please ask for Mrs. Donna-Marie Johnson (Headteacher) or e-mail headteacher@anthonybek.derbyshire.sch.uk or Mrs. Nichola Miles (nicholamiles@anthonybek.derbyshire.sch.uk)
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 29th April 2025 so please ensure you would be available for this date. Candidates will be informed if they are being invited to interview on the morning of Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Anthony Bek Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 252 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Anthony Bek Community Primary School website
- Email address
- headteacher@anthonybek.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01623 810355
Anthony Bek is a one form entry primary and nursery school situated on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. We are fortunate to have lots of outdoor space and have many unique attributes, including our rewards and enrichment offer. Our most recent Ofsted (June 2022) was graded Good.
Arranging a visit to Anthony Bek Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@anthonybek.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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