EYFS Teaching Assistant
Silfield Oak Primary Academy, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9GE2 days remaining to apply
Closing date
26 September 2025 at 1am
Date listed
24 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,368 - £19,675 actual per annum
EYFS Teaching Assistant job summary
Tel: 01440 333400
Email: hrhelpdesk@unitysp.co.uk
Website: https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/290059NFK
Headteacher: Emily McMillen
- Salary - NJC Scale 3, SP 5-6 £19,368 - £19,675 actual pa (£25,583 - £25,989 FTE)
- Permanent
- Part Time
- 33.5 hours per week
- Term Time plus 1 week
- Required ASAP
We have a unique and extremely exciting opportunity to be part of the founding team of a brand-new school which has just opened. We are looking to appoint a teaching assistant, who will play a central role supporting the growth and development of the school.
As part of the Unity Schools Partnership multi-academy trust, the school will be part of a collaborative, forward thinking group of 40 schools. Silfield Oak Primary Academy has initially opened with 30 pupils in the first year and grow to 60 pupils in the second year. Eventually, the school will have the capacity for 420 pupils. Hours of work: 8.30am-3.30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm Wednesdays.
The role will include:
- Supporting a reception class with high quality play
- Supporting children with learning and development
- Attending training and implementing this into practice
- Supporting children with SEND to access the curriculum
- Working in a strong team with children at the heart of everything
The ideal candidate would have:
- Experience of working in early years
- A strong understanding of continuous provision and high-quality interventions with children
- A strong understanding of the EYFS and development of young children
- A record of professional development linked to the role
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to build strong and positive relationships with the school community
Please submit applications early as we shortlist on submission and may interview earlier than the deadline. For an informal discussion prior to making in application, please contact Emily McMillen, headteacher- headteacher@silfieldoak.org.uk
If you are a current employee of Unity Schools Partnership, to apply please click here. *Please be advised that this advert will be closing on 24 September 2025 for internal applicants.
How to apply
A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.
For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our website to apply using our online application form.
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Closing date: 26 September 2025, 9am
Interview date: TBA
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Silfield Oak Primary Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 420 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Silfield Oak Primary Academy website
School location
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