Teaching Assistant (Early Years Level 2)

Windale Primary School, Oxford, OX4 6JD

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2026

• Closing date

  5 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: 21.25 hours a week (Mon -Fri, 8.00am – 12.15pm)
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31/08/2026
• Actual salary: £12,168.00 (Pro-rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have a successful Nursery provision at Windale Primary School and numbers have recently increased due to a high demand for places. We are now recruiting an Early Years Teaching Assistant (Level 2) to support the continued number of children wanting to attend our Nursery in the mornings.

The right candidate will have:

• Level 2 qualification.
• Drive, determination and a passion for working with children and families.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a large staff team.
• A positive outlook and a resilient nature.
• A commitment to developing their own, and others, practise as part of a team.
• Have previous experience in an Early Years setting

What the school offers its staff

Our school is vibrant and inclusive, plus it has a positive, diverse community and a determination that all children will succeed. Our children are energetic, keen to learn and enjoy being challenged. The School Council created our school motto: Aim high – be the best you can be! This ethos is a golden thread that can be seen throughout our whole school community.

The successful applicant will be working under our excellent Early Years Phase Leader and her Nursery teacher job share. They will be part of a team of staff, planning activities and creating an exciting and stimulating learning environment for our children. Please see the job description and person specification for more details.

We can offer you:

• Plenty of opportunities for professional development, within our school and our Trust.
• An individual CPD pathway, to develop practice, and help you reach the next stage in your career.
• An opportunity to work in a charitable organisation that is focused on improving the lives of disadvantaged children.
• A competitive salary, a popular benefits and rewards programme.
• The opportunity to work as part of a supportive team of staff, working with our incredible children.

What our staff team say is the best thing about working at Windale:

• “We have an amazing team of staff, who are committed and professional at all times. The children are fantastic and fully engage with learning, trying to be the best they can be.”
• “The CPD, the career growth opportunities and the children themselves. The incredible effort being made by absolutely everyone who works here to make the school the very best it can be.”
• “The colleagues I work with are hard-working, motivated and give everything they can to their role. Staff are happy to come to work and enjoy spending time with the children. They work hard and there is a culture of sharing successes”.
• “That I have the best ability to teach and support children in their everyday learning. It is also a great school to work in and a good team.”

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

Windale Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.

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2024 Oct JD & PS - Teaching Assistant (EY Level 2).pdf - 138 KB (opens in new tab)

About Windale Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 205 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Windale Primary School website
• Email address: hr@windale.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/windale-primary-school

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