EYFS TA

EYFS Teaching Assistant – Full Time – Balsall Heath 

Start Date: 1st September 2025
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:15am – 3:40pm
Additional Duties: Lunchtime supervision twice per week
Contract Type: FTC, full academic year

Zest Education is working in partnership with a resilient and ambitious primary school in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, to recruit an experienced and dedicated EYFS Teaching Assistant to join their team from September 2025.

This role is ideal for a calm, confident, and proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about supporting young learners at the start of their educational journey.

You will play a vital part in supporting the class teacher and EYFS team, working with individual pupils and small groups to ensure every child has the opportunity to flourish. You will also assist with resource preparation and classroom set-ups to create a positive and engaging learning environment.

Additionally, you will support lunchtime supervision twice a week, helping to ensure a safe and structured break for pupils.

What We’re Looking For:

• A Level 3 qualification in Early Years or Childcare (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)

• Significant experience working within an EYFS setting

• Strong interpersonal and behaviour management skills

• The ability to work well as part of a team while also showing initiative

• A patient, nurturing, and resilient approach to working with young children

This Role Offers:

• The chance to make a meaningful impact in a school that supports every child, no matter their background

• Supportive leadership and a team committed to improving outcomes for all pupils

• Varied and rewarding responsibilities, including classroom and lunchtime duties

• Ongoing professional development opportunities through Zest Education

If you are ready for a new challenge and passionate about helping young children grow and succeed, we would love to hear from you. To find out more, email Charlie at charlie@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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