Nursery Teaching Assistant

Mayplace Primary School, Barnehurst, Kent, DA7 6EQ

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £21,801.00 Annually (FTE) Based on 32.5 hours , working 39 weeks. Paid for 44.45 weeks (FTE 29,111)

Nursery Teaching Assistant job summary

Mayplace Primary School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and caring Nursery Teaching Assistant to join our team from the start of the new term. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about early years education and wants to make a real difference to the youngest children in our school community.

Mayplace Primary School is part of The Primary First Trust, a multi-academy trust serving schools across Bexley, Gravesham, and Medway. We offer a supportive, collaborative environment with access to trust-wide training and development opportunities.

About the role

You will work alongside the Nursery teacher to support children's learning, development, and wellbeing in a warm, stimulating Early Years environment. Day to day this includes:

• Supporting the delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum
• Helping to plan and deliver engaging play-based activities
• Supervising and supporting children during learning, play, and routines (including care needs such as toileting and feeding, where required)
• Observing and recording children's progress and development
• Building positive relationships with children, parents, and carers
• Maintaining a safe, welcoming, and inclusive classroom environment

What we're looking for

• A relevant childcare or education qualification (e.g. Level 2/3 in Early Years or equivalent)
• Experience working with children in the Early Years age range
• A genuine passion for early childhood development
• Patience, warmth, and excellent communication skills
• A team player who is reliable, flexible, and proactive
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

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 Mayplace Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 623 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Mayplace Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mayplace-primary-school

Mayplace Primary is a fantastic school with amazing pupils. Our adventurous outdoor curriculum enables children to think creatively, problem solve and experience exciting learning opportunities.

Our values of Leading Learning, Love of Learning, Team and Belonging provide a framework for our pupils which supports them in academic excellence as well as becoming clear thinkers who are collaborative with a strong moral compass.

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