The First Federation Trust, a Multi Academy Trust of 29 primary schools across Devon and Dorset, are looking to recruit a temporary Nursery TA/Mealtime Assistant at Lady Seward's Primary School.  Lady Seaward's is a small rural primary school set in the idyllic village of Clyst St George on the outskirts of Exeter, with easy access to the M5.  The school provides a secure, nurturing and challenging learning environment with a family atmosphere, where the children come first and has an excellent partnership with parents/carers and the local community. We have a wonderful team of supportive staff in the school, too.

We are looking for an warm, caring enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individual to work alongside the EYFS teacher in supporting a pupil in the class and will also include work as a Meal Time Assistant over the lunch break. The role will require you to:

• provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children in the setting. 
• work as part of a team,  alongside the EYFS teacher, in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn. 
• build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met

The Nursery TA position will be for an hour a day, from either 11:00am or 1:00pm (time to be agreed at interview) and the Mealtime Assistant role is for an hour a day from 12:00pm-1:00pm per day. Under the direction of the Head of School, this involves the care for the safety and wellbeing of children during the lunchtime period.  This is a fixed term position until 31st August 2025.

We can offer the candidate:

• An exciting and innovative Trust that will inspire and allow you to reach your full potential.
• Collaborative support and ongoing professional development within our Multi Academy Trust
• Opportunities for future career development within our own school and across the schools within our Trust.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Staff wellbeing programme
• Contributory pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme

We offer you a supportive environment within a friendly team, with the added advantage of working closely with other schools within the Federation. 

You are encouraged to visit the school prior to application and can contact the school office on  01392 873629 to arrange this. 

The closing date for applications:  10th February at midday

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 10th February

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post. Our Child Protection policy can be found on the school's website www.clyst-st-george.devon.sch.uk . 

All shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search. 

Applications supported by recruitment consultancies will not be accepted.