Teaching Assistant at St Mary's CE First School and Nursery

Dorset Council UK; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic academy trust seeks an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant for September 2025. The role involves supporting children’s learning in nursery and early education, fostering a positive learning environment. Applicants with relevant qualifications or experience are encouraged to apply. Join a dedicated team committed to providing excellent education.

Qualifications

• Committed to supporting children's learning across nursery and first school age range.
• Enjoys working as part of a friendly and dedicated team.
• Must have high expectations of children's learning and behavior.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of the class teacher.
• Support pupils to achieve class learning expectations.
• Provide quality learning experiences in a personalized way.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Creativity

Teamwork

Education

Early Years NVQ3

Relevant experience

Job description

The Heath Academy Trust and St Mary’s CE First School & Nursery are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant for September 2025, who is committed to providing the best quality learning experience for our children in a personalised and exciting way. We need an enthusiastic, skilled and motivated professional to join our learning focused team and will consider a job share for this role. The successful applicant must enjoy working as part of a friendly and dedicated team.

The successful candidate must have high expectations of children’s learning and behaviour and should be enthusiastic, energetic and excellent learners. We need a creative team member to complement our staff and support our pupils. You must be committed to supporting throughout nursery and the first school age range and putting the needs of our children first in all aspects of the role. You will work under the direction of the class teacher, supporting our pupils to achieve the class learning expectations.

We are committed to ongoing improvement and provide continuous support for our staff with high quality CPD. The successful candidate will understand the importance of whole school continuity and progression across all areas of our provision. We welcome applications from applicants with a relevant Early Years NVQ3 qualification, if possible, although NVQ 2 or suitable relevant experience will be considered.