TEACHING ASSISTANT (L3 qualified in Early Years or equivelant)

Wood End Infant & Pre-School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6BB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  14 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,824.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Actual £17,216-£18,062 per annum

TEACHING ASSISTANT (L3 qualified in Early Years or equivelant) job summary

TEACHING ASSISTANT REQUIRED

A vacancy has arisen for a Teaching Assistant to work in our 2-5 year old provision with the opportunity to move across to the school

Fixed Term until 31st August 2026 (possibility of being extended)

Salary: £26,824-£28,142 FTE Pay Range: D1-D3 (£17,216-£18,062 Actual)

31.75 hours per week, 8.30am - 3.15pm (3.45pm on meeting days) 39 weeks per year.

Pre-School Teaching Assistant (Key Person Role)

Wood End Infant and Pre-School

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and flexible individual to join our friendly and dedicated team as a Key Person in our growing Pre-School.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with both school and Pre-School staff as we continue to develop our high-quality Early Years provision for children aged 2-5. Since opening, our Pre-School has gone from strength to strength, and we are looking for someone who can contribute to its continued success and growth.

At Wood End, our Pre-School and School are fully integrated, working together as one nurturing unit. There are frequent opportunities to work across both settings, so the ideal candidate will be open, adaptable, and keen to support children throughout the Early Years and KS1.

We offer a vibrant, supportive environment with a strong ethos of teamwork, creativity, and child-centred learning. Applicants should have a childcare qualification (minimum Level 3 or equivalent), a good understanding of child development, and a genuine love of working with young children. While experience in a Pre-School is desirable, we also welcome applications from those with broader Early Years experience.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We warmly welcome visits - please contact the school office to arrange.

• Closing date for applications: 12pm, Tuesday 14th October 2025

• Interviews to be held: 16th/17th October 2025

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

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 Wood End Infant & Pre-School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 69 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wood End Infant & Pre-School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wood-end-infant-pre-school

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