Teaching Assistant EYFS/Y1
East Coker Community Primary School, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9HY9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
November 2026
Closing date
8 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday- 12.30-4.40pm, Tuesday and Thursday 12.30-3.30pm, Wednesday and Friday 12.30-6.10pm 21 ½ hours
Contract type
- Fixed term - Required from November 2026- August 2027 Subject to funding this could be extended
Full time equivalent salary
- Grade 15 Point 3 – 4 £25,614-£26,016 FTE
What skills and experience we're looking for
East Coker is set in an area of natural beauty and our popular rural school has a supportive and friendly community. We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and committed teaching assistant to join our friendly primary school team. This role combines a daily lunchtime cover in our lunchtime play provision, a teaching assistant role in Y1/Reception, supporting forest school one afternoon a week and our After School Club provision three afternoons a week.
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience working in an infant classroom environment/nursery
- Be an enthusiastic, resilient, patient and adaptable
- Enjoy working as part of a team
- Have great communication and organisational skills
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- Happy, well behaved children who are eager to learn
- Supportive staff, governors and parents
- Free Wrap Around Care if you child attends East Coker Primary
- CPD programme
- Access to a comprehensive well-being programme
To comply with our Safeguarding policy this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, two suitable references and a health check. As a setting we will consider online searches as part of our due diligence checks on short listed candidates.
Further details, a Job Description, Personal Specification and an application form are available to download from the school website. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Applications to be returned to the school email box.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 8th October 2026
Interview: Friday 16th October 2026
Start Date: November/December 2026
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About East Coker Community Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 199 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- office@eastcokerprimary.org
- Phone number
- 01935 862532
Arranging a visit to East Coker Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@eastcokerprimary.org.
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