EYFS GR3 Teaching Assistant (3 days)

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7LP

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  25 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE)

EYFS GR3 Teaching Assistant (3 days) job summary

We are looking for a candidate with enthusiasm and a passion for delivering the best outcomes for all pupils, who is highly motivated and maintains consistently high expectations, strong organisation, proactivity, and positivity. They will be someone who fully engages children in their learning and makes a positive contribution to delivering quality learning experiences for our children. The successful candidate must be an experienced EYFS teaching assistant who can demonstrate a sound understanding of the EYFS Framework and children’s educational development across the relevant age range. We are interested in hearing about any particular curricular strengths or areas of expertise.

The successful applicant will:

• Fully support the Catholic ethos of our school.
• Early Years’ experience is essential.
• Have high standards of oral, written and numeracy skills.
• Deliver targeted interventions to small groups and or individuals
• Be a great team player, and also be able to work independently and use initiative.
• Committed to education and ensuring equal opportunities.
• Take part in whole-school INSET activities to enhance job effectiveness
• Experience working within a Catholic school would be desirable, but is not essential
• This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016), and therefore, the ability to speak and understand English fluently is an essential requirement for this role.

In return, our school offers:

• Professional and dedicated staff, supportive parents, and active Governors
• A strong, hardworking and dedicated staff team
• A genuinely exciting partnership of schools, known as the Tolkien Cluster, that thrives together as a group through training and shared expertise
• A willingness to embrace new ideas

To apply for this post:

If you feel you can make a positive and confident contribution to our school, we would be delighted to hear from you. Applicants are warmly encouraged to visit our school and to speak to the Headteacher about the role.

To apply, please email your CES Application Form, Consent to Obtain References and Recruitment & Monitoring forms to the School Business Manager, Mrs Gilbride. recruitment@stdunstans.bham.sch.uk

All forms are available from the school website: www.stdunstans.bham.sch.uk

Please note that only fully completed CES application forms will be considered; we will not read any accompanying Curriculum Vitae (CV) or accept in place of correct application forms.

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

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 St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 312 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-dunstan-s-catholic-primary-school

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