Early Years Practitioner

Teaching Vacancies; Bradford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy in Bradford is seeking a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils and help create an outstanding learning environment. You will contribute to developing their learning and well-being within a supportive team.

You will work one-to-one, in small groups, and with whole classes, supporting teachers’ planning and enrichment activities. A relevant qualification or nursery care experience is required, with safeguarding commitments reinforced.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to support learning and teaching in Early Years settings.
• Experience working with children and understanding of EYFS.
• Ability to adapt activities to children's needs and responses.
• Capacity to work one-to-one, in small groups, and with whole classes.
• Support teachers' planning and preparation of lessons.

Responsibilities

Skills

Organisational skills

Team player

Relationship building

Support learning

Communication

Education

NNEB / Level 3 NVQ in Early Years Care and Education / Diploma in Childcare Education / BTEC National Diploma in Early Years

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively support learning and teaching, and to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• A relevant qualification (NNEB, Level 3 NVQ in Early Years Care and Education, Diploma in Childcare Education, BTEC National Diploma in Early Years, education to graduate level) OR training in the care and education of nursery age children with recent experience in a relevant position.
• Experience of the Early Years Foundation Stage to support children’s learning and development, adjusting activities according to children’s responses and needs; using specialist curricular and learning skills.
• Practical experience of working with children within an educational setting.
• The ability to work one to one, in small groups and with whole classes.
• The ability to contribute effectively to teachers’ planning and preparation of lessons.

What the school offers its staff

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy is a primary school, with a nursery, for 3 to 11 year olds in Bradford. We joined Star Academies in 2018 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

The school was rated ‘good’ overall, with ‘outstanding’ judgements in two of the five areas of the inspection framework during its inspection in September 2022.

We are an ambitious school with high expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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.