EYFS Teaching Assistant: Nurture, Play & Phonics Support

eTeach UK Limited; West of England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme through S Glos.

Job summary

Bromley Heath Infant School is seeking a dedicated EYFS teaching assistant to support early years learners from September 2026. This part-time role runs Monday to Friday, 8:45-12:00, term-time only (45.86 weeks per year), totaling 16.25 hours weekly.

The appointment is fixed-term until 31 August 2027, with a strong possibility of extension. The successful candidate will work closely with the class teacher, support interventions, and help create a nurturing environment aligned with the school's

Qualifications

• Love of working with children and a strong desire to support them to be the best they can be
• Ability to enthuse, engage and nurture all children
• Be patient and flexible and have a creative and positive outlook
• Be able to use their own initiative and facilitate learning in the moment
• Be able to champion and celebrate children’s achievements
• Be able to build and maintain excellent relationships with children and families
• Be committed to work in, and contribute, to their team
• Be able to support children with a range of additional needs effectively, including those with speech and language needs
• Have an ability to model our school values and Three Golden Rules
• Have an ability to adapt practice/ approaches to meet the needs of the children

Responsibilities

• Assisting the class teacher and other professionals to deliver teaching and learning, including supporting whole class or leading small group interventions; 1:1 social and emotional or academic interventions e.g. phonics interventions throughout the day
• Working 1:1 with a child with speech and language at points throughout the morning
• Termly teaching assistant meetings (within the school day); ideally, weekly EYFS team meetings (paid back through time in lieu)
• Liaising with teachers, parents and potentially outside agencies
• Working effectively in a professional team creating consistency for children
• Having high expectations for all children
• This could involve delivering Read, Write, Inc phonics scheme interventions; experience in this would be an advantage

Skills

Love of working with children

Engage and nurture

Patience and flexibility

Initiative and learning facilitation

Relationship building with children &

Job description

Bromley Heath Infant School is seeking a dedicated EYFS teaching assistant to support early years learners from September 2026. This part-time role runs Monday to Friday, 8:45-12:00, term-time only (45.86 weeks per year), totaling 16.25 hours weekly.

The appointment is fixed-term until 31 August 2027, with a strong possibility of extension. The successful candidate will work closely with the class teacher, support interventions, and help create a nurturing environment aligned with the school's