Nursery Teaching Assistant - Maternity Cover

Hilltop Primary School, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4QN

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  31 October 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: £25,185.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary between £18,497 and £20,669

Nursery Teaching Assistant - Maternity Cover job summary

Are you passionate about supporting young children in their early learning journey?

Hilltop Primary School is looking for a kind, enthusiastic, and dependable Nursery Teaching Assistant to join our friendly team! If you love helping little ones grow, play, and thrive, we’d love to hear from you!

Your role will include:

• Supporting children during learning activities, playtime and mealtimes
• Helping to create a safe, nurturing, and fun environment for all children
• Encouraging positive behaviour, sharing, and good manners
• Assisting with setting up and tidying away resources, both indoors and outdoors
• Working closely with staff to meet the needs of each child

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a warm, caring nature and enjoys working with young children
• Communicates well with both children and adults
• Is patient, reliable, and a great team player
• Has experience in an early years setting
• Has a level 2 qualification as a Teaching Assistant.

In return, we will offer you:

• an incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders
• comprehensive induction programme with a commitment to CPD
• Care First employee assistance programme
• non-contributory membership of Benenden private health care cover
• membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• two-week half term in October
• cycle to work scheme

For further details on this role and to apply please complete an application form which can be found on the school’s careers page Our Vacancies | Hilltop Primary School

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. For further information and to arrange a school visit, please contact Simi Sodhi on 01634 710312 or via email sgill74@hilltopprimary.co.uk

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date where interest and applications received are high, therefore we encourage early applications

Safeguarding commitment

Beyond Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in a regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory "Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check".

Equality & Inclusivity Statement

At Beyond Schools Trust we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented communities, including but not limited to those who identify as Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background.

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 Hilltop Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 456 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hilltop Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hilltop-primary-academy

Hilltop is an oversubscribed two form entry school which has the benefit of a large playing field and a heated indoor swimming pool. The Academy is part of the Skills for Life Trust where there are two Secondary Schools, three Primary Schools and an independent nursery.

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