About this role
The children, staff and governing body of St John Southworth RC Primary School are looking to appoint a skilled, enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistant who will be a role model for our children and support them to achieve the best possible outcomes.
This position is to work within our EYFS class working alongside the class teacher to support quality learning provision and to meet the specific needs of individual children. The successful candidate will: Be committed to upholding our school values, nurturing ethos and strong behaviour policy. Have a passion for supporting learning and development of children.
Experience of supporting a child with additional needs on a 1:1 basis (desirable) Have experience of working within an EYFS environment. Build strong and positive relationships with the children, class teacher and families. Enhance the learning opportunities for the children. Work closely with the class teacher to ensure continuity of learning and quality first teaching. Be committed to whole school life and be willing to support extra-curricular activities and school events. This will be a fixed term temporary contract from September 2026 until 31 August 2027. (Subject to funding allocation)
The role is 28 hours 45 minutes per week (8:45am-3:30pm)