Teaching Assistant Early Years

Wickham Market Primary School, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0RP

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  24 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,408.00 - £20,296.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant Early Years job summary

About this Role

Join Our Dedicated Team Supporting Early Years Education. Wickham Market Primary School is seeking to appoint a passionate and skilled teaching assistant in Early Years to join our friendly and supportive staff team. This role is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young children in our mixed Reception and Nursery unit.

Working Hours

33.75 hours per week. 31.25 Teaching Assistant hours and 2.5 Activity Worker Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8:45 - 3:30 (Teaching Assistant)

Tuesday 15:30 - 17:00, Wednesday 7:45 - 8:45 (Activity Worker)

Wickham Market Primary School is a thriving rural primary school set in a beautiful 7-acre site, welcoming approximately 160 pupils, including a Nursery class. We pride ourselves on consistently high attendance rates, above the national average, reflecting our commitment to creating a supportive and engaging learning environment. Our school community is vibrant and inclusive, offering excellent facilities including an on-site woodland area and dedicated science lab that enriches our pupils’ educational experience.

We are looking for someone who will provide high-quality support to children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) unit. Assist in the delivery of the EYFS curriculum, ensuring each child’s individual needs are met. You will also support the planning and preparation of learning activities and promote a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment both indoors and outdoors, including our woodland area. We all strive to work collaboratively with teaching staff and contribute to the vibrant school community. The role will involve attending to children’s personal care and wellbeing as needed.

The ideal candidate would hold Level 3 qualification in Early Years, Paediatric First Aid qualification. A strong understanding of the current EYFS curriculum. Experience working with Reception and Nursery age pupils.

We are proud to be part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Farlingaye High School, Holbrook High School Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School, Castle East School, EAST SCITT and five other primary schools Aldeburgh, Easton, Leiston, Kyson, and Saxmundham with whom we work closely with.

For an informal conversation please contact the school office on 01728 746405 and ask for the head of school Mrs Jo Harris or email WickhamFinance@wmps.eastmat.org. We reserve the right to interview prior to the application deadline.

East Anglian Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. Please note that all applicants will be subject to online searches. The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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.

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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 Wickham Market Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 163 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wickham Market Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wickham-market-primary-school

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