EYFS Teaching Assistant

EYFS Teaching Assistant – Great Barr, Birmingham (ASAP Start)

Are you an enthusiastic EYFS Teaching Assistant looking for a rewarding role in a supportive and high‑achieving Primary School? We are recruiting on behalf of a welcoming two‑form entry Primary School in Great Barr, Birmingham, seeking a dedicated individual to join their Early Years team as soon as possible.

🌟 About the Role

As an EYFS Teaching Assistant, you will play a key part in supporting children’s early development and helping to create a positive, engaging learning environment. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the class teacher with daily activities and classroom preparation
• Creating a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment for young learners
• Using sensory, play‑based and hands‑on activities to promote development
• Working collaboratively with the wider EYFS team
• Providing 1:1 support where required
• Working Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 3:30pm
• Immediate start available

This role is ideal for someone with previous experience in Early Years or KS1, and a Teaching Assistant qualification is preferred (but not essential).

🏫 About the School

This fantastic Primary School offers:

• A friendly and supportive team environment
• A strong community ethos
• Outstanding Ofsted rating
• A well‑established Early Years department
• Excellent leadership and professional development opportunities

The school is particularly interested in candidates who have experience working 1:1 with children and who are passionate about helping young learners thrive.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Chloe at chloe@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.

We receive new jobs and positions on a daily basis so keep up to date with us on our social media pages too:

Website: https://www.zesteducation.co.uk/

Twitter: @Zest_Education

Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/ZESTEDUCATION

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zest-education/

Zest Education – small consultancy friendliness with big agency experience.