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EYFS Senior Teaching Assistant Level 3

Arbourthorne Community Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 2GQ

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

Come and enjoy being part of our friendly dynamic team. We have a rare opportunity for the right person to join our wonderful school and be based in our excellent Early Years Foundation Stage working alongside an experience team. The post is likely to be in Nursery (FS1) in the first instance. You may be at the start of your career or very experienced and looking for a change of setting. You may have worked in nurseries or a school based EYFS- we are just looking for the right person!

You will be an excellent teaching assistant working alongside your class teacher to provide in base support.

What the school offers its staff

We offer high quality training in a supportive and caring environment where children are warmly welcomed and inclusion sits at the very heart of our practice. We are an innovative school working closely with our community and enjoy partnerships with schools across the country as well as universities and businesses as we develop our focus on being ‘more than a school’ and a community hub.

Arbourthorne is a two-form entry school with 473 pupils on roll. Our school is friendly and hardworking and staff work with innovation and determination to provide an outstanding learning experience for children. Colleagues are mutually supportive and are widely recognised for best practice. At the last inspection, the school was judged to be good with outstanding for childrens Personal Development. We celebrate creativity and have an artist in residence. Theme learning is exciting and ambitious. Our life skills house, ‘Red Robin House’, adds an exciting dimension to the curriculum. We have a gardener in residence and are due to open our community kitchen this year. Please visit our website:

https://www.arbourthorneprimary.co.uk/ to gain a broader view of our school. The school was judged as Good with Outstanding Personal Development in October 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50200107

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced and Barring Service Check.
We will carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
A criminal record self declaration form will be required to be completed if shortlisted, and discussed at the interview if necessary.

We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

EYFS Senior T A Level 3 Job Description.docx - 33.5 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Application Form - Schools Support Staff.docx - 91 KB (opens in new tab)

Arbourthorne School Advertisement March 2026.docx - 3.27 MB (opens in new tab)

About Arbourthorne Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 478 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Arbourthorne Community Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@arbourthorne.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142398163
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/arbourthorne-community-primary-school

Arbourthorne is a two-form entry school with 481 pupils on roll. Our school is friendly and hardworking and staff work with innovation and determination to provide an outstanding learning experience for children. Colleagues are mutually supportive and are widely recognised for best practice. At the last inspection, the school was judged to be good with outstanding features. We celebrate creativity and have an artist in residence. Theme learning is exciting and ambitious. Our life skills house, ‘Red Robin House’, adds an exciting dimension to the curriculum. Please visit our website:
https://www.arbourthorneprimary.co.uk/ to gain a broader view of our school. The school was judged as Good with Outstanding Personal Development in October 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50200107

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