Level 3 Teaching Assistant (EYFS)

Pentland Primary School, Billingham, TS23 2RG

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,163.00 - £22,812.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Grade H, Spinal Point 14 to 17. 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days

Level 3 Teaching Assistant (EYFS) job summary

One Excellence Multi Academy Trust believes in supporting and investing in its staff and has a structured health and well-being programme. The programme includes physiotherapy, nurse support service and drop-in clinic, counselling, mindfulness sessions, weight management, stress awareness, GP consultations and private medical operations if required. We are also keen for staff to be able to reach their full potential and offer a range of professional development opportunities in all areas of education, nurturing and leadership. We are also keen for staff to be able to reach their full potential and offer a range of professional development opportunities in all areas of education, nurturing and leadership.

Pentland Primary School’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) has undergone extensive growth and development since the Trust began. We have a very popular and inviting Nursery and separate Reception setting ran by a team of experienced and dedicated staff who all believe that every child is unique and deserve the best possible start in life though quality and enabling experiences.

The right candidate will need to be motivated, enthusiastic and a resilient EYFS practitioner who has experience of working with children of EYFS age. Ideally, you will have an understanding of the EYFS profile and framework as well as sound safeguarding knowledge. The candidate should be a team player full of creative ideas and a positive attitude.

The role will involve:

• Providing specialist support in the Early Years Foundation Stage, adhering to safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Supervising groups and occasionally whole classes for a session in the nursery or outside as required.
• Providing a high standard of nurturing and early education, through quality interactions and play, for all children within the setting. As well as on a one to one basis if required.
• Being proactive, flexible and a reliable team player, offering support to colleagues when required.
• Building and maintain strong relationships with children, parents and other settings or agencies to enable all children to develop and flourish with their needs at the forefront of all we do.
• Helping the children to make progress working closely with a supportive and experienced EYFS team, as well as other external professionals. You will regularly feedback to both the class teacher, EYFS leader and your colleagues regarding children’s progress and general wellbeing.
• Teaching a daily phonics group and providing interventions to close gaps within early reading.

What you will need to succeed:

You will need to hold an APPROVED Level 3 (or higher) teaching assistant or child care qualification. The Level 3 ‘Workforce in the Early Years’ qualification is also desirable. You will have experience of working with and supporting younger children within a school or private setting. You will have experience of dealing with intimate care and other self-care needs of younger children. You will have an understanding of the EYFS curriculum. Ideally, you will have an understanding of SEN and additional needs that children may have within the setting. An experience of supporting those with sensory issues would also be desirable. Most importantly, you will have a passion for working with young children and be a positive and enthusiastic team player.

Disclosure: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applicants with disabilities will be invited for interview if the essential job criteria are met. Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

If you think this post is for you, please contact Debbie Hamilton, Headteacher, for an informal discussion on (01642) 559609.

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.

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About Pentland Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 292 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pentland Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pentland-primary-school-billingham

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