Haxby Road Primary School

Early Years Teaching Assistant 

27.75 hours per week, to be worked during the school’s term time

Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 3.00pm and Friday 8.45am - 2.00pm with half an hour each day for Lunch

Fixed term until 31st July 2026 in the first instance 

£25,583 - £26,403

Actual salary £16,604 - £17,136

About the Trust

Ebor Academy Trust is a family of schools located across North and East Yorkshire, York and the Humber region.   We think of ourselves as being one school across many sites, working collaboratively to deliver high quality, rich and engaging education in our diverse communities.  Our aims are to enable all our learners to flourish and to open doors for their very best futures.

We genuinely seek to live by our values of Excellence, Belonging, Opportunity and Respect; these underpin how we work and how we relate to each other.   We have high ambitions for our learners and staff and aim to deliver this through a culture of continuous development, support, kindness and understanding.  We are a friendly trust that puts people first.

About the role

Haxby Road Primary School are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to work within our dedicated Early Years team. The working hours for this position are 27.75 hours per week  these hours will be worked during the school term time. You will primarily work across our Tiny Steps, Nursery and Reception classes with children aged  from 2 to 5 years old.

As a Teaching Assistant you will play a key role in the child’s day, you will be passionate about teaching and learning and believe in developing the true potential of all our children. You will have a calm and positive disposition, the ability to break down activities into small step by step teaching and will nurture, inspire, challenge and motivate pupils. Implementing clear boundaries and routines. You will use behaviour management in all areas around school.  

The job requirements

We are looking for someone who has experience of working with  Early Years children, in a supportive capacity and has good verbal communication, strong time management, organisational skills and the ability to work well as part of a team as these are all essential to this role.

You will have the ability to build a good rapport with parents and carers and the wider school community.

Ideally you will be an experienced Teaching Assistant with knowledge and understanding with regards to child development and the curriculum and how to enhance a child’s experiences and build upon their learning. 

Working with us

When you join our Trust, you’ll start with a friendly induction to help you feel settled from day one. From there, you’ll get role-specific training and plenty of opportunities to keep learning and growing, whether through ongoing CPD, apprenticeships, or longer-term development programmes like our Ebor career pathways.

We’re proud to have high staff engagement, with great feedback in our staff surveys and from our exit interviews. People enjoy working here, feel supported, and know they’re making a difference.

We offer generous benefits too, including access to free private GP and nurse appointments, counselling services, and wellbeing support for you and your family. You’ll also get great discounts at high street stores and travel companies, free parking at all our schools, a brilliant pension, and family-friendly policies.

We’re committed to being an inclusive and diverse place to work, where everyone feels they belong. We welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life and treat every application fairly and equally.

Keeping children safe is at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we follow safer recruitment practices (including enhanced DBS checks) and we ask all applicants to complete on online application (we don’t accept CVs).

If you feel that you align to our values of Excellence, Belonging, Opportunity and Respect and you want to help shape the lives of the next generation, then we would love to hear from you.