Early Years Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unique nursery environment

Professional development opportunities

Supportive staff team

Career progression across linked nurse

Making a real difference for children

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies at Broomhall Nursery School is seeking an enthusiastic Early Years Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team from January 2027 or sooner. You will support learning across the nursery, help develop language, and encourage creativity indoors and outdoors.

We value partnership with families, strong attachments with children, and a commitment to safeguarding. The successful candidate will meet HLTA standards or equivalent and contribute to high-quality professional

Qualifications

• Meet Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualifications or experience.
• Strong knowledge of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and related learning programmes.
• Excellent numeracy and literacy, at least NVQ Level 2 in English and Maths.
• Experience with pupil assessment and maintaining records.
• Ability to plan, implement and evaluate learning activities.

Responsibilities

• Support learning across the early years curriculum in a busy nursery environment.
• Assist with planning, delivering and evaluating learning activities.
• Support language development and child-initiated learning opportunities.
• Collaborate with staff to maintain a positive, inclusive classroom culture.
• Contribute to safeguarding, confidentiality and partnership with families.

Skills

Team collaboration

Organisational skills

Communication

Language development support

ICT for learning

Behaviour management

Child-adult relationships

EYFS knowledge

Education

HLTA standards or equivalent

NVQ Level 2 in English and Maths (or equivalent)

Job description

Early Years Higher Level Teaching Assistant

What skills and experience we're looking for

Skills/Knowledge

Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice/ legislation

Working knowledge and experience of implementing national/foundation stage curriculum and other relevant learning programmes/strategies

Good understanding of child development and learning processes

Understanding of statutory frameworks relating to teaching

Ability to organise, lead and motivate a team

Constantly improve own practice/knowledge through self-evaluation and learning from others

Ability to relate well to children and adults

Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

Can use ICT effectively to support learning

Has sound speaking and listening skills to extend language in discussion

Can plan, implement and evaluate learning activities

Can undertake pupil assessment

Can manage the behaviour of pupils in a reasonable manner

Has a caring positive attitude towards pupils welfare

Has an awareness of pupils with special educational needs

Can maintain trust and confidentiality where appropriate

Can assist the school in forming a partnership with parents

Has practical and organisational skills to prepare and manage educational resources

Can complete and maintain pupils records

Experience, qualifications, and training (if any)

Meet Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualifications or experience

Training in the relevant strategies e.g. literacy

Excellent numeracy/literacy skills – equivalent to NVQ Level 2 in English and Maths

Experience working with children of relevant age in a learning environment

Specialist skills/training in curriculum or learning area e.g. bilingual, sign language, ICT

Work related circumstances

Can allocate some contractual time to after school staff meetings when appropriate

Can allocate some contractual time to the whole of, or part of, staff training days when appropriate

Can maintain personal presentation that sets high standards for the pupils

Can work within the spirit of City Council and School Policies to do with Equal opportunities, Child Protection, Health & Safety, Finance, Smoking etc.

What the school offers its staff

The Governors at Broomhall Nursery School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Early Years Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team from January 2027 or sooner.

We believe in creating an inclusive and welcoming community for all our children and families. This means we work in close partnership with families and build strong attachments with our children. We value their well-being and involvement in their learning and encourage their creativity across the curriculum, both indoors and outdoors. We place a high emphasis on communication, language and thinking skills and we believe in feeding children’s curiosity. We work hard to build friendships, foster independence and self-confidence and promote life-long learning skills.

Broomhall is a small and friendly setting that serves a diverse and vibrant community, catering for three and four year old children. We have close links with Broomhall Under 3s, housed in the same building and Grace Owen Nursery School as well as colleagues from a wide range of services.

We offer you

1. A unique and stimulating nursery school environment.

2. A range of high quality professional development.

3. A supportive and dedicated staff team.

4. A chance to work across both nursery schools with opportunities for career development.

5. The opportunity to make a real difference for our children and families.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.