Marfleet Primary Academy

Teaching Assistant 

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

Monday – Friday 8.30am – 12.30pm

Fixed term until July 2027, in the first instance

£25,583 - £26,403

Actual salary £11,967 - £12,350

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated and supportive team at Marfleet Primary Academy – a thriving school within our Hull community. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Teaching Assistant to work initially in our school nursery, covering both the 2 year old and the 3 year old  provision, in collaboration with EYFS lead.

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

The successful candidate will work closely with our EYFS Lead and teachers within the school, supporting some of our most vulnerable learners with the following, 

·        To manage, organise, plan and prepare the day to day running of the 2 year old provision and the 3 year old provision including upholding the whole school behaviour policy. 

·        To support all children’s learning during continuous provision and consolidate and challenge learning during adult led activity.

·        Develop professional relationships with other foundation stage team members and provide support and direction where needed.

·        To regularly communicate with parents, carers and other external agencies where required.

·        To proactively keep up to date with all safeguarding, health and safety and child protection training.

·        To support the learning, care and development of children with additional needs ensuring they have access to a rich and varied curriculum.  

·        To have an understanding of the needs of children of all abilities, including those with SEND and EAL.

Working with us

All new starters with the Trust receive a thorough induction programme, followed by a programme of training which is targeted to the role.  But it doesn’t stop there, all staff receive development on an ongoing basis and we actively encourage career development through a range of continuous professional development and longer programmes of learning, including apprenticeships.

We offer generous terms and conditions of employment.  All our staff have access to a comprehensive Wellbeing Programme to help you and your family stay healthy.  This includes access to free private GP and nurse appointments, exercise advice and classes, plus a variety of specialist clinics as well as counselling services.   We also offer significant discounts on many high street shops, online retailers and travel agents, not to mention free car parking at all our schools, an enviable pension scheme, sick pay and family friendly policies.

The Trust is striving to be an inclusive and diverse organisation, where everyone feels able to be themselves and experiences a strong sense of belonging. The Trust wholeheartedly supports the principle of equality and diversity in employment and opposes all forms of unfair or unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sex.  We encourage and support the recruitment, retention and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds and seek to develop a community of staff that accurately represents society as a whole.  All applications for employment with the Trust will be considered against the criteria outlined in the person specification for the position advertised.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to, amongst other things, an enhanced DBS check.  This also means that all applicants need to complete the online form in full as we are not able to accept CVs.  Please see the Trust’s Recruitment Policy for further information.