Situated in the village of Watchfield, near Faringdon, we have a wide and diverse school community and are looking for an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant  for 30 hours a week to join our friendly school. We are proud to be part of the Cambrian Learning Trust, a nine school multi-academy trust, which was established on 1st April 2012. Our whole school vision is ‘At Watchfield We SOAR’ – at Watchfield we want everyone, children, and adults, to ‘SOAR’. This means we work hard to enable individuals, groups, and the wider school community to be: Successful, Original, Aspirational and Resilient. To help us to SOAR, We are seeking a full time or part-time Early Years Practitioner to work across our Early Years including our established pre-school. 

 We require an enthusiastic Early Years Practitioner to join our team. 

We are looking for someone with:

Essential –

• the ability to work as part of the early years team, working with other staff to provide safe, high-quality education and care for our youngest children.
• previous experience in an early years setting
• level 3 NVQ in Early Years Education/Childcare or higher

Desirable - 

• a paediatric first aid qualification 

Someone who….

• knows how to play – you will be an active role model of great play to ensure the children have the most exciting day possible!
• is keen to learn and keep developing
• is creative and loves coming up with new ideas to inspire learning
• is pro-active; shows initiative and is ‘solution-focused’
• works well within a team
• has a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude
• has a passion for working within Early Years

 Main duties and responsibilities:

• To work as a member of the early years team to ensure that all children (from two to five) attending the early years receive high quality care, are kept safe and are engaged in rich, stimulating play experiences which meet their individual needs, and which support all aspects and components of the EYFS curriculum.
• To assist with the planning of the curriculum; to help set up for the daily programme of activities and to help tidy away at the end of the session.
• Where needed to be a key worker to a small group of children; liaising closely with parents/carers and ensuring each child’s needs are recognised and met; to raise any concerns e.g. about children, parents or the safety of the equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary and to teach children effectively, through offering an appropriate level of support and stimulation.
• To attend in-service training courses and meetings as required.
• To ensure complete confidentiality of any information regarding the children, their families or other staff, which is acquired as part of the job.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed or required

In return we can offer you:

• A welcoming environment where children want to learn;

• The opportunity of working within a supportive Multi Academy Trust; and

• Nearly 400 smiles in return for yours!

Telephone conversations or virtual meetings to discuss the post would be warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to make an appointment on: 01793 782623 or email office@wat.cambrianlt.org

Watchfield Primary School & Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information. 

Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.