Key Person Teaching Assistant

Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2NJ

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Plymouth City Council Grade C

Key Person Teaching Assistant job summary

Experience of working with early years children and leading small group work is essential, as is a minimum of an early years level 3 qualification.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, creative and nurturing qualified early years level 3 educator with the ability to:

- plan and provide engaging age and stage appropriate activities for the children in the Fledglings

- form warm, positive relationships with young children quickly

- work in partnership with our families

- enjoy working as part of a team

- have a caring, calm and relational approach to managing behaviour

- be skilled at engaging in high-quality interactions with children to support their learning, development and wellbeing

- have a robust understanding of the EYFS statutory requirements and curriculum

- be excited at the prospect of joining a thriving local authority maintained nursery school.

Safeguarding is a very important aspect of Ham Drive Nursery School & Day Care. All applicants will be expected to have a full DBS check and disclose any issues which may be relevant to them working in a nursery.

What the school offers its staff

We offer a warm, friendly, motivated team who are passionate about caring for and supporting young children to reach their full potential through providing high quality early years education, rooted in evidence-based best practice.

We provide an excellent support package of professional development for our staff and are dedicated to ensuring they are kept up to date with the latest research based strategies and initiatives. We are part of the IDEAL Alliance which is a group of high-achieving schools and early years settings striving to provide excellence in education for 0 - 11-year-olds. We are a family of one local authority-maintained primary school, Plymouth's two maintained nursery schools, two Day Care provisions, one nursery PVI setting, the city's Specialist Early Years Communication and Language Support team and the Early Years Southwest Stronger Practice Hub, for which we are the lead partner.

We place our IDEAL principles at the heart of all we do - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Achievement and Leadership and believe that these values ensure that everyone feels that they belong and are able to thrive and flourish.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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 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.

About Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 0 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• Size: 89 pupils enrolled
• Age range: Not given
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ham-drive-nursery-school-and-day-care

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