Early Years Teaching Assistant

Old Moat; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading primary school in Manchester is seeking an Early Years teaching assistant to support nursery pupils and deliver targeted interventions. The role offers excellent professional development opportunities and requires a candidate who shares the school's vision and values.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working within Early Years and engaging with parents.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils across nursery and deliver targeted interventions.
• Adapt teaching to engage all pupils with the curriculum.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Communication

Creativity

Flexibility

Job description

About The Role

Contract Type: Fixed Term (this could convert to a permanent position), Term Time Only
Working Hours: Full Time
Number of Positions: 1
Qualifications Required: Numeracy/Literacy Skills
Salary: TA 3 Scaled point 7 to 11 £25,584 to £27,269 per annum pro rata
Start Date: 1st September 2025

We are seeking to employ an Early Years teaching assistant to work across our full-time nursery supporting pupils across nursery and delivering targeted interventions, with an emphasis on communication and language and early phonics.

Our Early Years provision comprises two full-time nurseries and reception classes housed within a large, modern open plan provision.

We are able to offer the successful candidate excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to work and grow alongside colleagues in our school.

We are looking for somebody who shares our vision and values and who is driven to go the extra mile and offer our pupils the best education they can.

About the Candidate

Candidates should have experience of working within Early Years and engaging with parents, colleagues and other professionals to support the development of all pupils.

They should be able to work effectively as part of a team, be creative, show initiative and flexibility, and be able to adapt teaching to enable all pupils to engage with the curriculum.

About Us

Ashbury Meadow Primary School is a two-form school, with the Ashbury Meadow Sure Start Centre attached. We work closely with Sure Start to support the transition of pupils into our Early Years department.

Further information about our school can be found on our website: http://www.ashburymeadow.co.uk/

To apply for the role, please download the application form and email it to: [e-mail] or post it to the school's address.

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We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, and other pre-employment checks where applicable.