Early Years Teaching Assistant

Zest Education are recruiting for an Early Years Teaching Assistant to work at a primary school in Lichfield. This role is to start in January 2025 until the end of the academic year.

You must be a qualified Teaching Assistant and you will be required to work within the Nursery.  The post is a temporary post initially until July 2025. Hours of work are Monday to Friday 8.30am until 3.45pm.  Successful candidates will need to have NVQ Level 2 and knowledge of EYFS. They must be a highly motivated team player who is able to support the class teacher.  This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to work within an outstanding Academy with supportive staff and well behaved children.

The successful candidate will:

• Be willing to contribute to the academy’s success and work hard to achieve this.
• Set high standards for themselves and others.
• Work successfully in partnership with parents and the community.
• Be committed to promoting the outstanding values of the academy.
• Be a team player with good interpersonal skills.
• To show initiative, and to be resourceful in a busy environment.
• Be energetic, enthusiastic and caring.
• Be able to show excellent organisational and communication skills with both children and colleagues.

The school can offer:

• A happy academy with a committed team;
• An academy with outstanding academic achievement;
• Supportive staff;
• A warm and welcoming atmosphere;
• Enthusiastic, well-motivated children who love learning;
• A school with exceptional standards of behaviour;
• Supportive parents and local Governing Board;
• Excellent professional development opportunities

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Jo at Joanne@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an REC 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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