Early years foundation stage teaching assistant at Woodside CofE Primary School

St Michael's Church of England Primary School; Atherstone; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

St Michael's Church of England Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic early years practitioner to join our EYFS team. You will work closely with the class teacher to deliver high-quality education and care, creating an inclusive, language-rich environment where children feel safe and grow in confidence.

The role offers steady hours with potential for wraparound care, and a strong commitment to safeguarding, professional learning and building positive relationships with children, families and

Qualifications

• Has a full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification.
• Recent experience in an EYFS setting.
• Understands child development and the statutory EYFS framework.
• Able to build secure relationships with young children.
• Can support communication, language, early literacy and early mathematics.
• Committed to inclusion and supporting children with additional needs.
• Works well with parents, carers and colleagues.
• Committed to safeguarding, professional learning and high expectations.
• Flexible and willing to support wraparound care when agreed.

Skills

Warmth and patience

Building relationships

Communication support

Early literacy support

Early mathematics support

Inclusion & SEND support

Team collaboration

Safeguarding & professional learning

Flexible wraparound support

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

About this Role

The role

Thesuccessful candidate will work closely with the class teacher and wider EYFSteam to deliver high-quality education and care. They will help to create anengaging, inclusive and language-rich environment in which children feel safe,develop confidence and thrive.

Thecore working hours are 8:15am to 3:15pm, Monday to Friday. We are particularlyinterested in applicants who are also willing to undertake additional paidhours within our wraparound provision, operating from 7:30am to 8:30am and3:00pm to 5:30pm. The precise pattern of any additional hours will be agreedseparately.

We are looking for someone who -

• holdsa full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification
• hasrecent experience of working effectively within an EYFS setting
• understandschild development and the statutory EYFS framework
• iswarm, patient and skilled at building secure relationships with young children
• cansupport communication, language, early literacy and early mathematics
• iscommitted to inclusion and supporting children with additional needs
• workswell with parents, carers and colleagues
• iscommitted to safeguarding, professional learning and high expectations
• isflexible and willing to support wraparound care where agreed

We can offer

• anOutstanding and ambitious Early Years provision
• wonderfulchildren who are eager to learn
• asupportive, experienced and welcoming team
• high-qualityprofessional development
• anurturing, inclusive school where relationships and wellbeing matter
• theopportunity to make a genuine difference to children and families

Woodside PrimarySchool is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Thesuccessful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactoryreferences, identity and qualification checks, and all other relevant saferrecruitment checks.