Early Years Teaching Assistant

• Early Years Teaching Assistant

• BS23

• Full-Time

• September Start

A Primary School in the BS23 area of Weston Super Mare is currently looking for a Teaching Assistant to join their friendly and supportive EYFS team. As part of a large Trust, the school provides high quality education for primary aged children, supporting families and the community around them.

A warm, vibrant and caring school where all that attend and work are proud to be a part of. They aim to provide children with the environment, support and tools they need to grow, develop resilience and thrive.

The Role

You will be joining a 2 form entry Primary School who are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join their reception class to work with the Class Teacher to support small group activities and sometimes work closely with SEN children.

You will be expected to communicate continuously with the Class Teacher to develop activities to meet the needs of all pupils across the class, identifying any challenges or additional support that some may require.

You will be expected to:

• Have experience working with children - ideally within an Early Years environment.

• Have experience supporting and leading small groups and individuals.

• Be flexible and use your own initiative when supporting children.

• Work collaboratively with the Class Teacher and other EYFS staff.

• Assess the child’s development and adapt activities to challenge the pupil.

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance Team.

In addition you will receive:

- Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

- Permanent job roles

- Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process

- Working to Agency Workers Regulations

- Interview preparation, advice and support

- Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay