Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Tiny Steps

Staynor Hall Primary Academy, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8GE

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  22 April 2025

• Closing date

  25 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,093.00 - £31,586.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Tiny Steps job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Staynor Hall Community Primary Academy

35 hours to be worked during term time

£29,093 - £31,586

Actual salary £23,815 - £25,856

About the Trust

Ebor Academy Trust is a family of schools located across North and East Yorkshire, York and the Humber region. We think of ourselves as being one school across many sites, working collaboratively to deliver high quality, rich and engaging education in our diverse communities. Our aims are to enable all our learners to flourish and to open doors for their very best futures.

We genuinely seek to live by our values of Excellence, Belonging, Opportunity and Respect; these underpin how we work and how we relate to each other. We have high ambitions for our learners and staff and aim to deliver this through a culture of continuous development, support, kindness and understanding. We are a friendly trust that puts people first.

About the role

Staynor Hall Community Primary Academy is looking to recruit a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to lead their dedicated team in Tiny Steps (2 year old unit). The hours for this position are 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 8.15 a.m. until 3.45 p.m, and will be worked during the school term time.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and committed to providing an outstanding educational experience for all children within their area of responsibility and have a minimum of 2 years' demonstrable experience in supervising and managing an Early Years setting, specifically including 2-year-olds, together with organising the maintenance of a stimulating and safe learning environment.

The job requirements

• To ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care and development for children placed in Tiny Steps
• To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Early Years Lead and to give support to other personnel within Tiny Steps
• To adhere and enforce all policies and procedures in Tiny Steps
• Risk Assess all aspects of Tiny Steps to ensure a safe environment for staff, volunteers and children
• Review and maintain sufficient supplies and resources within the setting.

Essential Criteria

• Age 18 and over
• A minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Childcare & Education or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 2 years experience working with young children
• An understanding of child development and children's needs

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working with 2-3 year olds
• Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
• Paediatric First Aid Certificate

Working with us

All new starters with the Trust receive a thorough induction programme, followed by a programme of training which is targeted to the role. But it doesn’t stop there, all staff receive development on an ongoing basis and we actively encourage career development through a range of continuous professional development and longer programmes of learning, including apprenticeships.

We offer generous terms and conditions of employment. All our staff have access to a comprehensive Wellbeing Programme to help you and your family stay healthy. This includes access to free private GP and nurse appointments, exercise advice and classes, plus a variety of specialist clinics as well as counselling services. We also offer significant discounts on many high street shops, online retailers and travel agents, not to mention free car parking at all our schools, an enviable pension scheme, sick pay and family friendly policies.

The Trust is striving to be an inclusive and diverse organisation, where everyone feels able to be themselves and experiences a strong sense of belonging. The Trust wholeheartedly supports the principle of equality and diversity in employment and opposes all forms of unfair or unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sex. We encourage and support the recruitment, retention and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds and seek to develop a community of staff that accurately represents society as a whole. All applications for employment with the Trust will be considered against the criteria outlined in the person specification for the position advertised.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to, amongst other things, an enhanced DBS check. Please see the Trust’s Recruitment Policy for further information.

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

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About Staynor Hall Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 332 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Staynor Hall Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/staynor-hall-primary-academy

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