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Early Years Teaching Assistant

Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0HY

This job expired on 6 January 2026 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Monday - Friday 9-2pm Term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hourly rate: £12.65

What skills and experience we're looking for

* Ability to interact and communicate with parents, children, colleagues

* Be a confident and sensitive communicator with adults and children

* Sensitive, polite and friendly, positive and constructive

* Approachable, reliable and conscientious

* Flexible approach to tasks

* Reflective and enjoys learning

* Have the ability to ensure the high quality care and education

* Ability to make observations, analyse learning and plan appropriate next steps for children in play

*Experience of working with children

* Actively enjoys working with children and has empathy, is sympathetic to their needs

* Experience of interacting and communicating with parents, children, colleagues

* Demonstrable and relevant experience within an early years/school based setting.

* Have a professional attitude and manner

* Be able to work as part of a team

* Resilient, honest, and flexible

* Professionally discreet and able to respect confidentiality

What the school offers its staff

* A supportive team

* Opportunities for professional development

* Flexible working

*Option for time off in lieu for additional days worked

* A paid wellbeing day off per academic year

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.

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our team of dedicated professionals.

Do you have a passion to support children's learning in the early years? If so then this could be the ideal role for you!

Working as part of a friendly and supportive team, you will be caring for and meeting the needs of children aged 2 to 4 years, including children who have additional learning needs.

We have a diverse school community and therefore welcome all applications including those from bilingual candidates with spoken ability in European or South Asian languages.

For a full job description and an application pack or to arrange a visit please contact

01488 682628 or email office@hungerfordnursery.w-berks.sch.uk

Closing Date: 6th January 2026

Interviews: As soon as possible

We reserve the right to interview before this date and appoint if the right candidate is available – so please send your application to us as soon as possible

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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Additional documents

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About Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 4
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 121 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 4
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children website
• Email address: office@hungerfordnursery.w-berks.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01488682628
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hungerford-nursery-school-centre-for-children

As a Maintained Nursery School (MNS), we are funded and controlled by the Local Authority (LA) just like all other LA schools. We are led by a headteacher and employ qualified teachers as part of our staff. Successive governments have called MNS ‘the jewel in the crown’ of early years education because of the levels of expertise of staff and the outstanding progress that children who attend MNS make to age 5 and beyond.

We accept children from 2 to 5 years old and offer up to 30 hours of free nursery education (subject to availability). In addition to this, we run a breakfast club from 8:00 - 9:00am each morning and an after-school club from 3:30 - 5:30pm (Monday - Thursday), which is chargeable.

Turtles and Starfish classes are our 2-3 year old classrooms and Jellyfish and Dolphin classes are our 3-4 year old classrooms. We offer a broad and balanced provision following the Early Years Foundation Stage within our 4 classes and outdoor spaces. All classes are staffed by qualified teachers or early years practitioners. Each child has their own Key Worker who works in partnership with the parents to ensure the best outcomes for the children.

Arranging a visit to Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@hungerfordnursery.w-berks.sch.uk.

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