Teaching Assistant (Reception / Early Years)

32.5 hours per week | Term Time + INSET | Fleetville Infant and Nursery School, St Albans

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team at Fleetville Infant and Nursery School, a warm, welcoming and highly successful Outstanding (Ofsted December 2023) Infant and Nursery school.

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:45am–3:45pm. The post will be based in Reception / Early Years, although all support staff have opportunities to work across both Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1.

Fleetville is a popular three-form entry academy in St Albans and part of the Spiral Partnership Trust, a thriving family of primary schools working closely together to provide exceptional opportunities and outcomes for children. We have high aspirations for every pupil and are deeply committed to delivering an excellent education rooted in nurture, wellbeing and ambition.

Our curriculum is rich, engaging and thoughtfully designed to spark curiosity and inspire a lifelong love of learning. Our school values underpin everything we do, and we are proud of our positive ethos, supportive team culture and strong partnerships with parents and carers.

Fleetville Infants is widely recognised for the quality of its Early Years provision and actively supports and works alongside other schools to share effective Early Years practice, offering professional dialogue and collaboration that strengthens outcomes for young children across the wider community. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team with a strong reputation for both excellence and leadership in Early Years education.

We are looking for someone who is:

• nurturing, enthusiastic and passionate about supporting children to thrive
• ambitious for all pupils and committed to high standards
• confident in spoken English, with strong grammar skills to support early language development and phonics
• knowledgeable about how young children learn through play
• familiar with the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS)
• experience in a school setting (desirable)

The successful candidate will work as part of an inspiring and supportive teaching team, supporting children’s learning across the curriculum. You may also lead the class for up to three hours per week, under the direction of the class teacher.

As an academy within Spiral Partnership Trust, we offer excellent terms and conditions, including flexible leave options and high-quality professional development. We value our staff greatly and are committed to supporting wellbeing and career progression.

This role is term time only (38 weeks) plus five INSET days,  with a minimum of two days worked during school holidays (pro-rata).

For further details, please refer to the attached documents.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and appoint upon identifying a suitable candidate, therefore early applications are strongly encouraged.

Fleetville Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.