Nursery Teaching Assistant (TA3)

Stourport Primary Academy, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 8SH

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TA3, point 7-11 £25,584 - £27,269 FTE

Nursery Teaching Assistant (TA3) job summary

Nursery Teaching Assistant (TA3)

TA3, point 7-11 £25,584 - £27,269 FTE

22.5 hours per week

Term time only + TEDs

Permanent position

Available September 2025

Stourport Primary Academy is looking to appoint a Qualified Level 3 Nursery Teaching Assistant to join its dedicated and established Early Years team. We have a permanent opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to support children in the Nursery, in small groups and individually to facilitate learning that will improve their outcomes. The successful candidate will support our values and ethos, have high expectations of themselves and those around them, and commit to developing young learners to help them succeed. This post requires good experience in working with children in schools and an understanding of children with special educational needs.

We are dedicated to the development and support of our team, with a range of opportunities through nationally accredited programs and in-school experiences. Our school has an experienced and supportive staff team and a commitment to improving the wellbeing of the team, guided by our influential staff council. We want all voices to have an active role in our improvement journey.

   Joining our school community will suit those with:

● A shared commitment to our values and to forming positive working relationships with our community

● Commitment to their own professional development and a culture of open professional dialogue

● Passion for combating social disadvantage and generating social capital

● Enthusiasm for innovation in curriculum and assessment.

Our culture is one of inclusion and celebration, where every child is supported in discovering and developing their talents, abilities, and ambitions, built around an ethos of mutual respect, self-discipline, and responsibility for their learning.

The cornerstone of our school vision is to enable all children to Explore, Dream, Discover and Achieve their full potential. This is achieved through an extensive range of learning and enrichment opportunities to inspire, challenge and instil a love of learning, underpinned by a motivating and engaging curriculum which nurtures lifelong transferable skills, values and qualities.

For further details of the post, please refer to the job description and person specification available.

Being part of Severn Academies Educational Trust enables collaboration with best practices across our schools. The Trust is committed to harnessing talent and developing its people and there may be an opportunity to undertake further training and development in related disciplines. There may also be flexibility to work across other settings within the trust, for the right candidate.

Other benefits include:

● Generous Occupational Pension

● Free confidential Employee Health and Well-being service including access to counselling support

● Free confidential employee helpline 24/7

● Incremental pay progression and cost of living increases in line with government policy

● Flexible working arrangements to support colleagues with work-life balance.

Stourport Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application Procedure:

Please submit application forms via eteach.

Closing date for applications: 9 am - Monday 7th July 2025 with interviews being held shortly after.

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.

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About Stourport Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 277 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stourport Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stourport-primary-academy

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