At Northgate Community Primary School our vision is for children to be proud of themselves and strive to be the best that they can; to feel understood and supported to achieve success; to be safe and happy; to learn the skills to give them confidence to face the future; to know how to behave well; to be treated equally and to feel important within their school, family and the wider community.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to oversee our nursery provision.  You will be responsible for managing the setting on a day-to-day basis, including the planning and delivery of sessions in line with the EYFS framework.  Please read the full job description.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience in Early Years with knowledge of the EYFS framework
• Have experience of planning and delivering educational activities
• Be a confident leader
• Be child centred and committed to the ethos of our school 
• Be a reflective practitioner who considers the needs of all children
• Be keen to be part of a team, prepared to constantly review your practice and strive for excellence
• Be positive and have good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Be able to communicate with both children and adults

We offer:

• A friendly school with a supportive staff team and well-behaved children who are ready to learn 
• Well-resourced classrooms and pleasant working environment
• A leadership team open to new ideas that lead to enriched learning
• Excellent opportunities for CPD.

Kingfisher Trust offers a range of benefits including: 

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development 
• Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College 
• Pension scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contribution 
• Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice 
• Shopping and leisure discounts 
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme 
• Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme 

Visits to the school are welcome, please email recruitment@kingfishertrust.co.uk to arrange an appointment.

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.