Infant Teaching and Learning Assistant

Nightingale Primary School, London, E18 1PL

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time: 33.75 hours per week (8.30am-3.45pm with 30min lunch break)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,436 (pro rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Do you have?

• A ‘full and relevant’ EYFS qualification at Level 3 or above?
• The ability to work on your own initiative?
  
• Resilience and confidence in your own ability?
• Effective communication skills?
• A good understanding of early child development?
• A passion for working with children, including those with Special Educational Needs?
• Commitment to ensuring all children reach their full potential?

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• Enthusiastic, well-behaved pupils who are eager to learn.
• Excellent career development and training opportunities.
• Hardworking, motivated, positive and supportive colleagues.
• We are committed to supporting all our staff with their professional development and there may be opportunities for the right candidate to undertake teacher training with us in the future

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

JD & PS for Infant TLA - Oct 2025.pdf - 140 KB (opens in new tab)

Infant TLA Advert - Oct 2025.pdf - 203 KB (opens in new tab)

About Nightingale Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 692 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Nightingale Primary School website
• Email address: nicki.poli@redbridge.gov.uk
• Phone number: 0208 9899987
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nightingale-primary-school-e18-1pl

Arranging a visit to Nightingale Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email nicki.poli@redbridge.gov.uk.

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