Teaching Assistant
Excalibur Primary School Vacancy
Pre-school Assistant
30 hours per week / 38 weeks per year / Grade 3
Excalibur Primary School are seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our Pre-School team in supporting the delivery of fun, engaging, and age-appropriate learning activities that encourage children’s intellectual, social, and emotional development, while building their confidence, independence, and self-esteem. The successful candidate will work closely with teaching staff to support the planning and evaluation of activities for individual children and groups, supervise children safely both inside and outside the classroom, including on educational visits, and help promote positive behaviour in line with the school’s policies. The role includes monitoring children’s progress and development, sharing observations with teaching staff and line managers, and working in partnership with parents and carers to support each child’s well-being and learning journey. The postholder will also attend to children’s personal, social, and physical needs, prepare and maintain classroom resources and equipment, help create a clean, welcoming, and stimulating learning environment, and display children’s work to celebrate their achievements. Participation in staff meetings, training, and professional development activities will also be expected.
Applications to be returned either by post to: Mrs J Jones, Excalibur Primary School, Ivy Lane, Alsager, ST7 2RQ or by email at: clerical@excalibur.cheshire.sch.uk
Position advertised: Temporary contract
Closing date: 5th June 2026
Interviews: 9th June 2026
Start date: 2nd September 2026
Excalibur Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Candidates will be subject to stringent enhanced DBS procedures, satisfactory references and pre-employment checks as part of the selection process.