Teaching Assistant (FTC)

Eastfield Infant and Nursery School, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5QT

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026, following relevant safeguarding checks

• Closing date

  15 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time: 18 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 7 months
• Pay scale: SCP 3-5

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential

• A commitment to the safeguarding of all pupils including the Prevent agenda.
• Experience of working with children.
• Has high expectations of self and others.
• Wants to work with children and have a positive impact on their learning.
• Is reliable, hardworking and prepared to go the ‘extra mile’ for our children.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as being able to work independently.
• A commitment to improving practice through self-review and on-going professional development.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• An ability to form positive relationships with all members of the school community.
• An understanding of and commitment to school policies.
• An ability to promote, support and facilitate inclusion
• Maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
• Use effective behaviour management strategies in line with school policy
• Ability to work under pressure and remain positive, enthusiastic and resilient.
• Adaptability to changing circumstances and new ideas.
• Flexibility
• Excellent organisational skills.

Desirable but not essential

• Experience of running interventions for literacy and/numeracy
• Experience of supporting a pupil with an Educational Health Care Plan
• Experience of working in EYFS and KS1
• Knowledge of the primary curriculum.
• An understanding of issues affecting educational attainment.
• An understanding of a range of strategies to support pupil inclusion in the mainstream school.
• Ability to create a personalised work space to meet the needs of the named child.
• Able to contribute to effective assessment and planning
• Ability to adopt and modify plans to meet individual needs.
• Understands the value of play and opportunities for learning across a lunch time

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A supportive school that constantly seeks to improve
• Colleagues who are highly motivated and support each other
• An exciting opportunity to join our Ofsted graded ‘Good’ school, recently inspected in November 2024 and support our delightful children

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.

Eastfield Infant and Nursery School is a friendly school, committed to developing the whole child and enriching the learning experience of all.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant who is committed to providing and supporting high quality teaching and learning opportunities in all curriculum areas across the school. This may include working in our Nursery/Reception classes and KS1.

The role will include targeted support within a whole class setting, the delivery of interventions within and outside of the classroom, as well as 1:1 work. Please note this is a temporary position.

We are seeking a professional who:

• Is committed and enthusiastic
• Wants to contribute to our creative team
• Has a drive for excellence
• Can support the personal development of the assigned pupil (if applicable), enabling them to make the best use of the educational opportunities available to them
• Has a compassionate and caring attitude to working with children, parents and colleagues

Experience of working with vulnerable children as well as experience of supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs would be an advantage.

Closing date: Monday 15th December 2025, at 12pm

Interviews: Friday 19th December

For further information and an application pack, please visit our website:

https://www.eastfieldinfants.org/vacancies/

Applications must include a covering letter stating how you meet the person specification

Eastfield Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a check by the Disclosure Barring Service. In addition, please note in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE,2025) guidance, an online search will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence process, prior to interviews taking place.

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

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About Eastfield Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 206 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Eastfield Infant and Nursery School website
• Email address: hr@eastfield.cambs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01480 463958
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eastfield-infant-and-nursery-school

Arranging a visit to Eastfield Infant and Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@eastfield.cambs.sch.uk.

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