28.75 hours per week, term time plus 1 week initially

Monday to Friday 8.45am – 12.15pm  1.15pm - 3.30pm   

Lunchtime duty – half an hour Grade 2.1 £11.50 per hour pro rata (claimed as additional hours)

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, dedicated, enthusiastic and experienced Teaching Assistant to join our Saplings Early Years Team.  We have a wonderful learning environment and enthusiastic, happy and motivated children who enjoy learning and behave well. 

You should:

• have experience of working in the Early Years

• have a DFE approved Early Years qualification

• be highly committed in providing children with the best possible learning opportunities

• Be a good classroom practitioner with experience of working within the Early Years Foundation Stage.

• Have a good understanding of monitoring children’s progress and provide detailed next steps in learning. 

• Have high expectations and aspirations for all children.

• Be able to plan and deliver bespoke child centred intervention.

• Develop high quality teaching and learning for pupils of all abilities

• Be able to work well as a member of both the Early Years and whole school team.

• Have a clear understanding of the teaching of phonics and a willingness to plan for and lead groups

• Demonstrate initiative

• Have boundless enthusiasm with a keen sense of humour!

We can offer you:

• High quality induction and continuing professional development. 

• Pupils with excellent behaviour and attitudes. 

• Well-motivated, happy children.

• A supportive staff, senior leadership team, governing body and parents.

This post will be reporting directly to  the EYFS Phase Lead and will (be based at Edgar Sewter Primary School).

ASSET Education reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

For further details, or to arrange an initial discussion with the Headteacher, please contact:

Helen Fuller, Office Manager, Edgar Sewter Community Primary School , Norwich Road, Halesworth. IP19 8BU.  hfuller@edgarsewterprimary.co.uk

Please also see our website – www.edgarsewterprimary.co.uk

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including  an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and  satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.