EYFS Teaching Assistant
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 9ND20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: 26 hours per week Monday to Friday and an additional 6.25 hours as a midday supervisor on a separate contract
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Support Scale C4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our school is looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant who has a real understanding and passion for supporting and teaching children within EYFS.
The role will be 5 days per week and involve you working across our Reception classrooms to support with the care and education of the children.
You must be able to effectively support the EYFS Lead and Class Teachers, by delivering high quality, creative, child-centred and challenging learning experiences to individuals and smaller groups.
We would like to interview you if you:
- Have any relevant qualifications appropriate to the school setting in the area of EYFS Teaching Assistant OR you have recent training in any of these areas;
- It is desirable although NOT ESSENTIAL to hold a TA qualification;
- Experienced in delivering academic interventions to a high standard;
- Have excellent experience and/or a talent in working with children within the Early Years setting;
- Can use and develop ICT effectively to support and enhance learning;
- Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
What the school offers its staff
Hillcrest is a large primary school (406 pupils at time of publishing advert) located on the outskirts of Downham Market, Norfolk and set on large grounds. We are a welcoming and friendly school to work in, with wonderful children who are keen to learn; supportive governors and families; a committed and hardworking staff team.
A visit to the school is strongly recommended.For more information or to arrange a visit please email head@hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 440 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- head@hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01366 388191
Hillcrest Primary School is a three-form entry Primary School, currently rated as Good by Ofsted (January 2018), on the outskirts of Downham Market. With less than a 5-minute drive to Downham Market Train Station, you find yourselves on a direct line to either Kings Lynn or London.
Hillcrest is in an exciting place, continually developing new ways of energising and motivating the next generation of pupils through the following means...
• Our bespoke Text-Linked Curriculum is designed to raise the profile of Reading and ensure the children see the links between all of their learning;
• Our Independent Learning programme encourages the children to take responsibility for their own learning and to make sensible choices that improve their outcomes;
• From September 2021 we have introduced an Outdoor Learning Curriculum which will take advantage of the wealth of outdoor space at our disposal, including a Forest School, to further engage the children with their learning
Arranging a visit to Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk.
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