20 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    23 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    2 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£25,992.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata for 31.25 hours is £18,882.28 annually

EYP Level 3 job summary

Littlecoates Primary Academy

Post Title: Early Years Practitioner

Department: Foundation Stage

Salary: SCP 8 (£25,992.00 FTE, £18,882.28 pro rata)

Littlecoates Primary Academy is seeking to appoint a hard-working and enthusiastic early years practitioner to join our fabulous foundation stage team. We work with children from ages 2 to 5 and the vacancy is in our daycare setting for 2-year olds (mornings) and our nursery/reception classes (afternoons).

We are interested in hearing from people who:

Put children first

Enjoy working as part of an inclusive team

Have a commitment to supporting the work of education leaders and who are passionate about learning

Main areas of responsibility

To supervise and provide particular support for identified students, in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their safety and access to learning.

To assist in evaluating identified students’ progress through agreed assessment activities.

To provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on students’ achievement, progress and needs.

To lead group sessions and interventions as appropriate.

To attend to the students’ personal needs where required, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.

To support behaviour management, using appropriate strategies in line with academy policy.

To contribute to creating a purposeful and supportive learning environment.

To undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes as appropriate, adjusting activities to ensure achievement of learning goals.

At Littlecoates we are passionate about providing the best possible care and education for all our children. We are a small school with a big heart, where togetherness is the key to our success.

Visits to the Academy are welcomed and strongly encouraged.

For more information and to arrange a visit call 01472 354601 or email office@lpacademy.co.uk

We are proud to be a part of Wellspring Academy Trust and truly believe in making a difference. High quality and ongoing professional development support are guaranteed. There will be a broad range of opportunities for you to realise your professional vision and ambitions within the Trust.

Work commitment

Full-time - 31.25 hours term time only plus 5 days

Contract type

Permanent

Pay Scale

SCP 8 (£25,992.00 FTE, £18,882.28 pro rata)

Start date

1 September 2025

Closing date for applications

23 May 2025 at 12.00pm

Interview date

12 June 2025

Application forms must be completed (CVs will not be accepted). All applicants need to complete the Equal Opportunities form. Please click link for further details http://bit.ly/WATEqualOpportunities

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our

pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested

and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview.

Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare

disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for

the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to

reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all

backgrounds, especially from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian

and minority ethnic communities.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years

please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check

from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred

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.

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About Littlecoates Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
204 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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Littlecoates Primary Academy is proud to be a part of Wellspring Academy Trust and truly believes in making a difference. High quality and ongoing professional development support are guaranteed. There will be a wide range of opportunities for you to realise your professional vision and ambitions within the Trust.

We are a small, ambitious school with a big heart, and we would love you to come and see for yourself what we have to offer.

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