EY Teaching Assistant

Kingsfield First School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST8 6AY

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 Annually (FTE)

EY Teaching Assistant job summary

You must be experienced in working with primary aged children in a school setting and would ideally hold a level 3 qualification or equivalent.

You will need to demonstrate:

Your ability to work as part of a very enthusiastic team

Commitment, flexibility and energy

Excellent behavioural management skills

A knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and assessment

To be willing to undertake suitable training for your own professional development.

Your responsibilities will include:

supporting the teacher in the development and implementation of intervention programs

assisting in maintaining classroom discipline through the implementation of the schools behaviour management strategies

providing support to pupils to achieve learning goals e.g. guided reading and phonic sessions

supervising pupils for a particular curriculum activity under the guidance of a qualified teacher

assisting the teacher with the planning of learning activities

assisting with the day to day routines of a classroom

assisting the teacher in monitoring pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.

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.

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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

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 Kingsfield First School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingsfield First School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsfield-first-school

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