EYFS Teaching Assistant Level 3 at Kings Moat Community Primary School

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/KMCPS/43052

Location

Moat Lane, Kings Moat Garden Village, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 7FZ

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Part-Time

Salary

£17,715.00 Annually (Actual)

Hours Per Week

Weeks Per Year

Closing Date

6:00pm, Fri 5th Jun, 2026

Start Date

01/09/2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 2

Interview Date(s)

TBC

Interview Date(s) TBC

About this Role

EYFS Teaching Assistants – Level 3

Grade 4(SCP 6), 30 hours per week

38 weeks worked per year (this is term-time only and does not include INSET days)

Actual Salary is currently £17,715 p.a. (pro-rata of full-time full year salary £25,989 p.a.)

The Sandstone Trust is proud to be opening Kings Moat Community Primary School, located in Chester, in September 2026. Our brand-new school will have a preschool, initially with 13 places, rising to 26 in future years.

We are recruiting two EYFS Teaching Assistants with the Level 3 Early Years Qualification to support the Preschool Teacher and be members of our founding school team. The roles will also involve some hours in our wrap around care provision. If you have this qualification and recent experience of working in a preschool or nursery, this could be a fantastic opportunity for you to join our new school.

One role will be mainly mornings and one will be afternoons. The initial working hours for these roles will be:

7:30am - 1:30pm

12:00pm – 6:00pm

Monday to Friday during term time

The successful applicants will hold the Level 3 Early Years Qualification and be experienced in a nursery or preschool setting. Basic safeguarding, paediatric first aid and food hygiene certificates are desirable, but training will be provided.

Applications are made through My New Term. Please include all up-to-date training in your application including full details of your Level 3 qualification. If you have a particular preference for mornings or afternoons, feel welcome to add this to your application. However, job offers will be based on the needs of the school.

The closing date for applications is Friday 5^th June at 6pm.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS check and references will be taken. Safeguarding Policies are available on the trust website.