Pre School Teaching Assistant

Job description

About

What skills and experience we're looking for

About The Role

We are seeking a caring, enthusiastic and committed Pre-School Teaching Assistant to join our Early Years team. In this rewarding role, you will support the learning, development and wellbeing of young children, helping to create a safe, inclusive and stimulating environment where every child can thrive. You will work closely with children, families and colleagues to deliver high-quality early years provision in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a key person for a designated group of children, supporting their individual learning and development needs.

• Helping to deliver engaging learning opportunities and play-based activities in line with the EYFS framework.

• Building positive relationships with children, parents/carers and colleagues.

• Supporting children's social, emotional, physical and educational development.

• Assisting with observations, assessments and progress monitoring.

• Promoting inclusion, independence, confidence and positive behaviour.

• Preparing and maintaining learning environments, resources and displays.

• Ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding, health and safety, and child wellbeing.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer

We care about our staff and are committed to creating a positive and supportive working environment. In addition to salary, we offer:

• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of over 19%

• Employee Reward Scheme, including high street discounts and access to a staff wellbeing centre

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to on-site gym facilities at selected locations

• The opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive and close-knit school community.

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.