EYFS level 3 Learning Support Assistant

The Oaks Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0NR

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  7 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 3, Point 4 -6

EYFS level 3 Learning Support Assistant job summary

About this RoleThe Oaks Primary School is an ‘Outstanding’ school with a friendly and happy team. You can be assured that by joining us you will become part of a caring community of staff who put children at the heart of the learning process. We are looking to appoint an adaptable learning support assistant who is EYFS level 3 qualified to work in our school nursery for 30 hours a week term time only. You will need to:

• be flexible and adaptable

• be calm and patient

• be cheerful and friendly

• have great interpersonal and communication skills

• be able to use own initiative as well as being able to work as part of a team

In return, we can offer you the opportunity to work in a supportive environment and help you to develop professionally.

This post will be reporting directly to Phase Leader.

For further details, or to arrange an initial discussion with the Headteacher, please contact:

Nicola Scott, Office manager, The Oaks Primary School, Aster Road, Ipswich, email nscott@theoaksprimary.co.uk

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.

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 The Oaks Primary School

• School type: Academies, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 451 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Oaks Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-oaks-primary-school-ipswich

On behalf of schools within ASSET Education Trust, Suffolk

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