TA3 in EYFS to support children with EHCPs

St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0DQ

16 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
9 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 June 2026

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Please note this is term time only and pro rata . Grade 6 scale point 11-19

TA3 in EYFS to support children with EHCPs job summary

The children, staff and governing body of St John Southworth RC Primary School are looking to appoint a skilled, enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistant who will be a role model for our children and support them to achieve the best possible outcomes.

This position is to work within our EYFS class working alongside the class teacher to support quality learning provision and to meet the specific needs of individual children.

The successful candidate will:

Be committed to upholding our school values, nurturing ethos and strong behaviour policy.

Have a passion for supporting learning and development of children.

Experience of supporting a child with additional needs on a 1:1 basis (desirable)

Have experience of working within an EYFS environment.

Build strong and positive relationships with the children, class teacher and families.

Enhance the learning opportunities for the children.

Work closely with the class teacher to ensure continuity of learning and quality first teaching.

Be committed to whole school life and be willing to support extra-curricular activities and school events.

This will be a fixed term temporary contract from September 2026 until 31 August 2027. (Subject to funding allocation)

The role is 28 hours 45 minutes per week (8:45am-3:30pm)

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.