Teaching Assistant
Westfield Infant School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3NW13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,068.00 Annually (Actual) 31.25 hours per week Term Time - Fixed Term from 01/09/2025 until 31/08/2026.
Teaching Assistant job summary
Westfield Infant School have a rare and wonderful opportunity! We looking for an enthusiastic EYFS Teaching Assistant to join our team on a fixed-term basis. We are seeking a caring individual who has a genuine passion for early childhood education and possesses the skills to foster a nurturing learning environment for our youngest pupils.
The EYFS Teaching Assistant will play a crucial role in supporting our early years' education by assisting in the planning and delivery of the EYFS curriculum and contributing to the creation of a safe, nurturing environment for our youngest learners. Key Responsibilities: Support the delivery of the EYFS curriculum within the classroom and outdoor learning spaces. Assist in planning and preparing engaging learning activities tailored to early years pupils. Provide a safe and supportive environment for children to explore and learn. Help to assess children’s progress and report back to teachers and parents. Encourage children’s social and emotional development through play and interaction. Work closely with the class teacher to ensure that the needs of all children are met effectively. Administer paediatric first aid when necessary and maintain first aid records.
Context
The descriptions below of our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ define the work we are developing as a Trust. They are an aspiration, and we are always striving to achieve them.
We ensure our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ hold us to account for the work we do.
Why do we exist?
Our purpose is to ensure every LEARNER has choices about their future
- Our first job is to support and extend learning for pupils to provide them with the skills and knowledge to make those choices.
- Our second job is to make sure no child is ignored, no family is unsupported and no life is wasted, by providing intervention at the earliest opportunity.
- Our responsibility to education is to provide an environment where practitioners can collaborate, learn from each other, take risks and reflect
How will we act?
We will use our purpose as a driver for our culture, ensuring we are;
Connected (sharing information openly, broadly and deliberately)
Helpful (embracing servant leadership and use initiative to solve the problem)
Organised (employing efficient strategies and trust colleagues to deliver)
Informed (asking coaching questions to understand what is happening)
Candid (disagreeing openly and compassionately)
Effective (only retaining our best elements and looking for continuous improvement)
Simple (avoiding complexity and increasing clarity)
What is our strategy?
We will use our culture to ensure the work of the Trust;
Focuses on creating capacity (time and resources) for schools
Ensures support is agile, providing intervention at the earliest opportunity
Supports schools to employ and invest in the best educators for children
Seeks continuous improvement and disruptive innovation
This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person.
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
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 are not accepted.
About Westfield Infant School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 177 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Westfield Infant School website
School location
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