EYFS Teaching Assistant
Greenholm Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 8HS13 days remaining to apply
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
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness, identity and right to work. Also online checks will be carried out.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@grnholm.bham.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Greenholm Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 635 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Greenholm Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@grnholm.bham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01214646321
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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