Nursery Teaching Assistant Level 2 - 15 Hours

Palfrey Infant School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 4HY

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP following recruitment clearance

• Closing date

  4 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  21 September 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: £25,989.00 - £28,142.00 Monthly Pro Rata Term Time Only - 15 hours per week

Nursery Teaching Assistant Level 2 - 15 Hours job summary

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

SUPPORT FOR PUPILS

Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities

Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes.

Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs

Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils

Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher

Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence

Provide Feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher

Attend to the pupils’ personal needs and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters as required

SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER

Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils work

Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals

Assist with the planning of learning activities

Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed

Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress, problems etc.

Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour

Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers

Administer routine tests and invigilate exams and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work

Provide clerical/admin. Support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, money, administer coursework etc

SUPPORT FOR THE CURRICULUM

Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses

Undertake programmes linked to local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS3, early years recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher

Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use

Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use

SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school

Appreciate and support the role of other professionals

Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required, within normal contractual hours

Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required

Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtime

Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under supervision of the teacher

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 Palfrey Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 360 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Palfrey Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/palfrey-infant-school-walsall

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