EYFS Teaching Assistant
Redhill Primary School, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5JR13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday - 32.5 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,405 - £25,183 FTE (Pay Award Pending)
Pay scale
- Grade 4 - SCP 13 - 16
What skills and experience we're looking for
At Redhill Primary School, we pride ourselves on creating a warm, inclusive, and inspiring learning environment. Our dedicated team of educators supports each child’s growth, encouraging them to explore, discover, and develop a lifelong love of learning. We believe in fostering curiosity, building confidence, and nurturing every child's unique potential. As an EYFS Teaching Assistant, you will:
- Support the class teacher in delivering engaging, age-appropriate lessons.
- Encourage positive social interactions and emotional development.
- Assist in creating a stimulating and safe learning environment.
- Provide one-to-one support for children who may require additional help.
- Contribute to planning and implementing creative activities.
- Observe and document children's progress.
- Foster a positive and inclusive classroom atmosphere.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- A genuine passion for early childhood education.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a supportive team.
- Patience, empathy, and a nurturing approach.
- Relevant qualifications in Early Years Education or Childcare (preferred but not essential).
What the school offers its staff
Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
- Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
- Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
- Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
- Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
- Free Eye Tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
Further details about the role
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.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Redhill Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 219 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Redhill Primary School website
- Email address
- jayne.clarence@shaw-education.org.uk
Redhill is a newly built one form entry primary school on the edge of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire.
With just over 200 children on roll and their own pre-school unit on site, they cater for children from 2 to 11 years of age and are fortunate to be able to offer smaller classes than your average primary school.
Redhill has a culture of ambition, high expectation and aspiration academically and in social behaviours of both staff and students.
Redhill is a cooperative school which has values and an inclusive culture woven throughout its curriculum and daily routines. This culture embraces safeguarding, personal development and welfare along with an engagement and commitment from all of the school staff to do the very best it can for individuals.
The vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school show it is committed to preparing students positively for life in modern Britain.
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