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Nursery Teaching Assistant

Castle Hill Infant School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6QD

This job expired on 10 November 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  20 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 3, Point 4 to Point 6

Nursery Teaching Assistant job summary

Contract Details: 32.5 hours per week (8:30am-3:30pm Monday-Friday) 38 weeks per year

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Nursery Teaching Assistant to join our brand new Nursery, opening in January 2026. This is a wonderful opportunity to support young children at the very start of their educational journey in a warm, inclusive, and nurturing environment.

Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools are two established schools, working as one, based in Ipswich. Castle Hill is a vibrant school community within ASSET Education, creating learners who are equipped for the 21st century. We place great emphasis on developing children’s character, using our bespoke Learning Knights, restorative practices and Trauma Informed approach, in order to prepare them for the challenges that lie ahead in both their education and life.

As a Nursery Teaching Assistant, you will help create a safe and stimulating space where children feel secure, valued and encouraged to explore through play. You will assist with daily routines, support children’s personal, social and emotional development, and contribute to a positive atmosphere that promotes wellbeing and curiosity.

We are seeking someone who is patient, flexible and passionate about working with young children. Strong communication skills and a team-focused approach are essential, along with a genuine commitment to supporting the values and ethos of our school. The successful candidate will also hold a relevant Level 3 qualification.

You will be

• consistently good / outstanding classroom assistant

• committed to achieving high standards

• flexible and can use their own initiative, understanding a range of duties

• able to work independently and as part of a team

• resilient, hardworking and self-motivated

• able to adapt to suit the needs of individual learners

• able to manage change well, and support children in a variety of situation

You will:

Be required to provide support in small groups

Be a team player who is solution focused, patient and caring.

Have the ability to think on your feet and use your own initiative.

Have a good knowledge of or be prepared to learn about sensory strategies and how to use these to support children to self-regulate or be willing to learn.

Have an understanding of different communication methods.

Provide support for children by implementing an effective range of learning strategies to ensure outstanding learning outcomes for all students

Work closely with the class teacher

Liaise with teaching staff to plan and deliver classroom support

This post will be reporting directly to our Nursery Teacher.

For further details, or to arrange an initial discussion with the Headteacher Jennifer Smith, please contact:

Joanne Sparkhall, Office Manager, jsparkhall@castlehillprimary.org.uk 01473 741758

Please also see our website - https://www.castlehillprimary.org.uk/

We welcome visits to the school. For an informal tour please contact the school office to arrange.

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.

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.

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About Castle Hill Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 220 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Castle Hill Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-hill-infant-school-ipswich

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