Early Years Teaching Assistant L3 £22,369 (pro-rata); 31.25 hours per week; term-time only
Based in Lydiate Primary School, Fixed term for a minimum of 12 months; to start as soon as possible.
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen in Lydiate Primary School for a committed quality Early Years Teaching Assistant (Level 3). During May 2021, the school received the exciting news that it had been being awarded a Quality Mark for Early Years provision. Based in the nursery class in the school, the EYTA3 will work with and supervise individuals and groups of children as directed by the class teacher or senior school management.
The award of the Quality Mark reflects the highest quality in indoor and outdoor continuous provision, learning and development, communication, interactions (including the key person approach) and leadership and management. You only have to set foot in the environment to experience for yourselves the quality. Calm, neutral colours provide an indoor backdrop for a range of areas – reading, writing, maths, science/curiosity, art, workshop, sand, water, malleable, role play, construction, small world – where children can develop as creative, active and independent learners, competent in a range of skills related to the seven areas of learning. Our outdoor areas are so much more than places to develop physically. Here, too, planting beds, role play sheds, small world jungles, digging zones and a range of large-scale construction and water items allow children to rise to challenges and develop their skills of teamwork, resilience and appreciation of the natural world.
A short 40 second video about the role is here:
Early Years Teaching Assistant Level 3
The aim of this role is
- To work with and supervise individuals and groups of children under the direction/instruction of teaching and/or senior staff in the school nursery class, inclusive of specific individual learning needs,
- To enable access to learning for all pupils and assistance and support in nursery classroom management and behaviour techniques and providing specialist support in a specific curricula/resource area.
You will work with and supervise individuals and groups of children under the direction/instruction of teaching and/or senior staff, and be inclusive of specific individual learning needs, enabling access to learning for all pupils and assistance and support in classroom management and behaviour techniques.
General
Due to the nature of work the above post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and relevant care/safeguarding legislation and appointment will only be confirmed if a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure is obtained from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), plus two references, and right to work in the United Kingdom.
Please read the job description in the link below for the qualifications required.
All schools we work with are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
First Steps Enterprise Limited is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
Application Process
Stage 1:
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We strongly advise you to apply your skills and experience to the person specification, which is in both ‘job specification’ boxes below, when submitting a CV (see ‘apply below’ box).
We will then review your CV and if chosen, you will be invited to a short 2-way recorded initial interview with a First Steps manager.
Shortlisted applicants then proceed to Stage 2.
Closing date for stage 1 is ASAP.
Stage 2
Shortlisted applicants will have their form and recorded interview submitted to the school.
Final applicants will then be invited into the school for a full interview. At this stage, we will then request a full application form to be completed (HERE), which is required for safer recruitment. Please choose the correct position from the dropdown box on the form ‘Teaching Assistant 3 Early Years’. If you progress to this stage, we will re-send this link to you and a timeframe for return.
We very strongly advise you to apply your skills and experience directly to the person specification when completing your application.
Other Application Information
If you are not working, you may be able to access assistance via our Directions programme, the staff of whom are completely separate from the recruitment and selection team for this position.
Interviews are currently scheduled during January 2023
Stage 1 closing date – please submit your response as soon as possible, no later than Tuesday 17th January 2023.
No agencies, please.
