Level 2 Teaching Assistant
Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 9HY8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: This is a VPH (Variable Permanent Hours) term time only contract, with a minimum of 7.4 hours and maximum of 37 hours per week. Currently, the post is 7.4 hours, ie, one day per week (day of the week to be confirmed)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Warrington Borough Council Pay Grade 4 - salary scale points 6-7: £25,183-£25,584 pro-rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
The governors would like to appoint an EYFS qualified Level 2, well-motivated and enthusiastic teaching assistant with a calm and caring approach.
The successful applicant will be a team player, flexible and hard-working, with:
• A sensitive approach
• High expectations of learners both behaviourally and educationally
• Well-developed communication skills, both with children and adults
• A willingness to undertake training as required
• Experience of working in Early Years, including work with children with special needs and 2-year olds
• A willingness to do additional hours to meet the needs of the school
As part of the interview process, candidates will be observed within our classroom during child-initiated play.
What the school offers its staff
This is a wonderful opportunity to join our talented team and an ideal chance for a teaching assistant wishing to develop their skills. Interested candidates are most welcome and actively encouraged to visit prior to making an application.
The school was Ofsted inspected in March 2023 and received its fourth consecutive “Outstanding” judgment. Inspectors acknowledged that:
‘Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School is a magical place for young children to play and learn in. The school motto, ‘Nurture curiosity and inspire imagination’, is at the heart of everything this school does. Leaders and staff are highly ambitious for all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).’
Flexible working opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding our children and each other. Shortlisted candidates will be required to have read the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy via www.sandylanenurseryandforestschool.co.uk and this will be referred to at interview. The successful candidate will also be required to apply for enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further details can be found on https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to mhughes@sandylanenurseryschool.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 4
- Education phase
- Nursery
- School size
- 92 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 4
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School website
- Email address
- mhughes@sandylanenurseryschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01925 623640
At Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School, we believe strongly that all children, regardless of levels of ability, should be valued and supported appropriately to enable them to access a wide variety of experiences and to achieve their individual potential.
We offer our children a stimulating, sensory learning environment where there is a strong emphasis on exploration and the development of independent skills.
Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School has worked hard to develop its very own forest school. The British Conservation Trust Volunteers (BCTV) and the Mersey Forest Team helped and advised in the creation of this unique addition to the school, rated outstanding by Ofsted in 2010, 2012, 2017 and 2023. Robin Wood, so named from the number of robins spotted by the children, forms an integral part of the school’s curriculum where children can learn first-hand about nature and ecology. Sessions are led by specially trained and qualified Forest School Leaders, dedicated to the enrichment of experiences of each and every child that attends Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School.
Arranging a visit to Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mhughes@sandylanenurseryschool.co.uk.
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