Teaching Assistant L3a, SCP5 32.5hrs wk *Fixed Term Until at Least Jul-26*

Westfield Nursery School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1DL

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,565.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant L3a, SCP5 32.5hrs wk *Fixed Term Until at Least Jul-26* job summary

About this Role

Are you passionate, flexible and motivated about Early Years?

Do you love to support young children's learning, whether in a group or individually?

Can you work with our experienced team in our busy school?

Can you support children's learning and next steps to help their progress?

Are you suitably qualified?

Applicants must have an early year's qualification. Please refer to https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-qualifications-finder (Level 3 or above)

Please open the attached documents for the person specification and job description.

Westfield Nursery is a maintained Nursery school for 2, 3, & 4 year old inquisitive and engaged children, seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, qualified Early Years Teaching Assistant.

Visits to our school are encouraged.

Westfield Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Appointment is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. CV's will not be accepted for any posts based in school. Candidates will be subject to an on-line search.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

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 Westfield Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 116 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westfield Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-nursery-school-dunstable

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