EYFS Teaching Assistant​/MSA

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Headteacher: Mr Matthew Cross

• Salary – Scale A, £12.85/hr (MSA) and Scale D, £13.26 - £13.47/hr (TA)
• Fixed Term until 31 August 2027, with possibility of extension
• Part Time
• 22.5 hours per week (17.5 hours TA and 5 hours MSA)
• Required from September 2026

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our amazing team in our Early Years. You will become part of a committed team of education professionals who truly want to, and do, make a difference.

This diverse and exciting role involves supporting our Early Years pupils, including those with additional needs, to develop a love of learning.

Your day may include leading small phonics sessions and intervention groups, supporting individual children with additional needs, and helping pupils with their learning in the classroom. We have three simple rules in our school, ‘Safe, Ready, Respectful’. They are at the core of everything we do. We expect it of our staff and pupils and help us to provide a happy, safe and stimulating environment for all.

You may be a current teaching assistant wanting to experience a large‑school setting, a recent graduate looking to develop a career in education or someone with experience of working with younger children looking to work in schools. We have over 600 pupils and 90 staff who work collaboratively to support our pupils in achieving their full potential. Hours of work, Monday – Friday, 8.30am - 1pm.

• Supporting EYFS pupils, including those with additional needs
• Leading small phonics sessions and intervention groups
• Assisting pupils in the classroom and helping them develop a love of learning

• Enthusiasm for learning and working with children
• A team player with a flexible, can‑do attitude
• Organised, respectful, and committed to making a difference

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre‑employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.