Teaching Assistant EYFS
Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 3HN17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
14 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 5 SCP 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Please see Person Spec document
What the school offers its staff
We believe our school is a wonderful place to work and is a place where children flourish – come and be part of the team.
Have a look at our websitefor further information about our school -http://www.willowwoodprimaryschool.co.uk/
As a school, we take the safety of our children very seriously and so all candidates will be required to provide current references which will be called upon and checked. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check before taking up the appointment.
Further details about the role
Teaching Assistant
Employer:Willow Wood Primary
Salary:Grade 5
Location:Willow Wood Community Nursery & Primary School
Contract:Temporary
Working Pattern:Part Time
Hours:27.5 hours per week TTO + 5
DBS Check:Enhanced
Closing Date:14/07/2025 at 12:00 noon
The governors of Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School are looking to appoint a Grade 5 Teaching Assistant to work in our EYFS department.
We are a happy and welcoming school with wonderful children, staff and parents.
We are looking for Grade 5 teaching assistants who:
- has a strong knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and supporting pupils with SEND
- has experience of working within EYFS and delivering phonic sessions to groups
- makes our children smile and helps them to be excited about coming to school each day
- is enthusiastic about our school, our children and doing the best we can for every member of our community
- can support children effectively and consistently to secure good outcomes
- inspires children in varied learning activities that are relevant, purposeful, exciting and fun
- values children’s uniqueness
- has high expectations and demonstrates this through their attitude and approach inside and outside the classroom
- Is reflective in their practice and seeks to develop themselves professionally
- has a positive can do attitude
- is prepared to go the extra mile
- is able to work closely with parents to help them support their child’s learning
We can offer:
- An amazing and supportive team
- A school committed to developing the skills of its staff
- Happy and friendly children
- Wonderful school grounds, including our own forest!
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to pam.thompson@willowwood.cheshire.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 446 pupils
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School website
- Email address
- pam.thompson@willowwood.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01606 593896
Willow Wood Community Primary School is a happy and successful learning community where everybody is welcomed, supported and challenged to achieve their best.
We aim to create an open and welcoming learning community, where all voices are valued and listened to. We provide excellent teaching and learning opportunities within a broad, balanced and enriching curriculum so our children develop as happy, well balanced, caring individuals who can make good decisions for themselves and their world.
Willow Wood is set in spacious grounds equipped with a good range of outdoor facilities to support learning; outdoor classrooms; a wooden trim trail; play equipment, a pond, a woodland and even an outdoor ampitheatre created by the children which is perfect for rolling down!
The indoor learning environment has a campus feel and consists of 3 buildings which have been named by the children as - the Snowflake Building, the Sunshine Building and the Rainbow Building. The classrooms are all generously proportioned, light and airy. There are two halls, an art studio, library areas and community spaces - we are very fortunate to have so much space to carry out our fun, investigative approach to learning
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