EYFS Teaching Assistant

Salary: Grade 3, £25,615 - £26,732, per annum, pro rata. Appromately £18,573 - £19,383 per annum pro rata (0.72508 FTE)

About us and the role

Are you passionate about supporting young children in their early development and education?

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Teaching Assistant to join our team and play a key role in creating a nurturing and stimulating learning environment.

In this role, you will work closely with the class teacher to support children’s learning through play-based activities, helping them to develop essential skills, confidence, and independence. You will assist in delivering engaging lessons, ensuring all pupils feel valued and included, and contribute to their social and emotional well-being.

If you have a genuine love for working with young children, a commitment to helping them achieve their full potential, and a desire to be part of a supportive and welcoming school community, we would love to hear from you!

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

The staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our pupils. All staff that work at our school subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our children. This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both children and staff:

• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our children to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment, we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all children enjoy learning and surpass expectations.

What will you do?

• Act as a role model for pupils, support their learning effectively
• Meet personal needs while promoting independence
• Commit to supporting pupils with special educational needs and contribute to Individual Learning Plans (ILPs)
• Encourage pupil interaction and cooperation, ensuring engagement in activities
• Support emotional and social needs and accompany pupils on trips

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Great opportunities for professional development
• LGPS pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
• Cycle-to-work Scheme

What are we looking for?

• Experience of working with relevant age group within a learning environment
• An understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities
• Ability to understand the role of parents and carers, with the ability to relate and build excellent working relationships
• Ability to observe, monitor and provide constructive feedback on pupils progress
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people within the school

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.