EYFS Teaching Assistant

hays-gcj-v4-pd-online; Widnes; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency partners with a community-focused primary school in Widnes to find dedicated teaching assistants. The role involves supporting reception class pupils with speech and language challenges, delivering tailored interventions, maintaining engagement, and integrating students into the curriculum. This full-time position starts in September 2025 and lasts for the academic year, providing crucial support to children with special educational needs.

Benefits

Full support from a senior DfE-accredited consultant

A wide range of benefits

Qualifications

• Must have full 'Right to Work' in the UK.
• Experienced in classroom settings.
• Speaks knowledge in supporting children with various needs.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with speech and language difficulties in reception class.
• Deliver phonics assessments and specific interventions.
• Integrate pupils into the main curriculum.

Skills

Speech and language interventions

Classroom experience

Experience using PECs

Makaton

Education

NVQ Level 2 Supporting Teaching and Learning

Job description

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Hays Recruitment is proud to be working in partnership with a mainstream 3-form entry primary school in Widnes that is not only at the heart of its local community but also easily accessible via public transport. They are looking to appoint experienced and reliable teaching assistants to support pupils with speech and language difficulties within a reception class. This is a full-time (hours per week) long-term temporary contract starting in September 2025 that will last the full academic year.

Your new role

As a teaching assistant within this school, you will play an integral part in the learning and development of a small group of pupils with ECHPs in the reception class. The pupils you will be supporting have a variety of needs, including ASD, delay disorders, and learning disabilities. They are able to access parts of the curriculum but struggle to access the majority. This is not due to their behaviour, as they are an extremely loving group of pupils who are struggling with their speech and language. To ensure that all pupils reach their full academic potential, you will offer specific speech and language interventions on a 1:1 basis. You will also deliver phonics assessments using the RWI phonics scheme, use associative cards, hold guided reading and writing sessions in small groups, and ensure that all attainment sessions are fun and stimulating to retain focus. Over the course of the academic year, the school hopes you will make continuous progress with the pupils and help integrate them more into the main class and curriculum.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this role, you must have full "Right to Work" in the UK, recent referenceable classroom experience, and:

• Experience delivering speech and language interventions
• Experience using PECs and/or Makaton is advantageous
• An NVQ Level 2 Supporting Teaching and Learning or equivalent qualification is advantageous but not essential

What you'll get in return

If successful, you will receive full support, dedication, and guidance from a senior DfE-accredited recruitment consultant, along with a wide range of benefits.