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EYFS Teaching Assistant

Greenholm Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 8HS

This job expired on 30 June 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  30 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (term-time only).
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,409.00 (pro-rata actual salary is £20,654.00)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with young children in an EYFS setting
• Understands child development and the importance of early relationships and play
• Brings positivity, energy and emotional sensitivity to every interaction
• Is proactive, flexible and keen to learn
• Shares our belief thatevery child deserves to enjoy, explore and learn

This is a key role within our Early Years Foundation Stage team. You will work closely with the class teacher and wider school staff to nurture children’s early development through play, exploration and strong, caring relationships.You will:

• Support the learning, care and development of Reception children in line with the EYFS framework
• Help create and maintain a purposeful, engaging and inclusive environment – both inside and outside
• Support children’s personal, social and emotional development through warm, responsive interactions
• Deliver targeted support for children with additional needs, including personal care where required
• Encourage a “have a go” attitude through curiosity, creativity and sustained shared thinking
• Support the development of early communication, language, literacy and numeracy skills
• Contribute to observations, assessments and planning to ensure every child thrives

While the role is primarily based in Reception, flexibility to support across other key stages may be required.

If you are passionate about early years education and want to make a meaningful impact from a child’s very first steps in school – we’d love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

At Greenholm, our vision is clear: we wantallchildren to be happy, confident, motivated and ready for success. Our school values –Be Responsible, Be Kind, Be Respectful, Be Curious, Be Resilient– are at the heart of everything we do.We offer:

• A well-resourced, forward-thinking EYFS setting
• A collaborative and supportive staff team
• A curriculum enriched by shared learning spaces, an outdoor classroom, and our very own school farm
• A strong commitment to your professional development
• Wonderful children and a warm, welcoming school community

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

Greenholm Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Recruitment and selection follow Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE, Department for Education 2025). This post requires an enhanced DBS check, including the children’s barred list,s 2014. References will be requested for shortlisted candidates. Checks include DBS, medical, Child Disqualification, and barring list. Employment is subject to verification of the right to work in the UK. Applicant data is processed under GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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Additional documents

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About Greenholm Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 628 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Greenholm Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@grnholm.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01214646321
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenholm-primary-school

Greenholm Primary School is a 3 forms of entry primary school based on the Kingstanding and Great Barr border. The school has expanded in the last few years due to adding the third year group. We have also recently expanded our site and acquired a five acre field, which is attached to the land. We have been steadily developing this in to a petting farm & growing space. The school was last inspected by Ofsted and graded Good with some areas of significant strength.

Arranging a visit to Greenholm Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@grnholm.bham.sch.uk.

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