Teaching Assistant
Marlfields Primary is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced temporary full time Teaching Assistant to work within our EYFS team from September 2025. This is a full time (32.5 hours), term time plus insets, Grade 4 temporary position for 1 year.
You must be experienced in working with EYFS children in a school setting and would ideally hold a level 3 qualification or equivalent.
You will need to demonstrate:
- your ability to work as part of a very enthusiastic team
- commitment, flexibility and energy
- excellent behavioural management skills
- a knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and assessment
- a drive to want to undertake suitable training for your own professional development
Your responsibilities will include:
- alongside the teacher provide a warm, inclusive, caring and safe environment for our EYFS children to learn and thrive in
- assist in maintaining of a positive and consistent classroom behaviour strategies through the implementation of the school’s behaviour management strategies
- provide support to pupils to achieve learning goals e.g. leading small group activities and phonic sessions, including for those with additional needs.
- supervise pupils for a particular curriculum activity under the guidance of a qualified teacher
- assist the teacher with the planning and resourcing of learning activities
- assist with the day-to-day routines of a classroom
- assist the teacher in monitoring pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
The closing date for this post will be 9am Wednesday 9th July 2025 and interviews will take place during the week beginning Monday 14th July 2025.
Visits to the school are highly recommended. Please contact the school office to make an appointment on admin@marlfields.cheshire.sch.uk or 01270 633120
Salary range
- £20,000 - £24,999 per year