Early Years Learning Support Assistant

Park Primary Academy

Hart Way

Rainham

Essex, RM13 8TD

Tel:  0203 964 5888

Email:  office@parkprimaryacademy.com

Executive Headteacher:  Sarah Kinnaird

 

Early Years Learning Support Assistant

Scale:  Scale 3 (salary pro rata)

Hours:  35 hours per week, term time only

Start Date:  1st September 2025

 

Come and join our vibrant school community in the heart of the newly developed area of Beam Park, Rainham. We are looking for an Early Years Learning Support Assistant to join our school opening in September 2025.

 

Your opportunity:

We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. You will be a part of our Early Years team in a school that prioritises in developing practitioners, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations as an Early Years practitioner, our School supports all staff in their progression through a range of bespoke courses and qualifications.

 

What we are looking for:

We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education, and helping create exceptional places of learning. We are looking for:

• A qualified practitioner who holds NNEB or equivalent;
• Experience of working with SEND;
• A passion for children’s learning and development;
• A willingness to try new things and to help develop new strategies in curriculum and assessment;
• To develop their own practice through a coaching model;
• High aspirations for all children and a desire to raise standards;
• High aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development.

 

About Park Primary Academy:

Park Primary Academy is a small mixed community school which is based in Rainham within the London Borough of Havering. We are fortunate to be housed in a fabulous modern building which boasts large class rooms that provide a clean and spacious environment for our children to learn in. We pride ourselves on providing a caring and friendly atmosphere associated with smaller schools.

We provide a curriculum that acknowledges the importance of the basic skills, but endeavours to teach those skills in an exciting way, as well as finding time to focus on more creative and artistic skills and making sure that we enjoy what we learn, using our local and wider environments and opportunities to support this.

 

Park Primary Academy Ethos:

At Park Primary Academy we take pride in growing the personal qualities of confidence and resilience, and develop the skills, for lifelong learning.  We challenge all children to strive for academic, creative, sporting and personal success within a broad, vibrant and enriched curriculum. 

Our core values can be summarised as RESPECT – Resilience, Empathy, Self- belief, Perseverance, Effort, Courageous and Tolerance. 

We encourage children to take ownership of, and responsibility for, their learning and behaviour.  We aim for our children to fulfil their potential and shape their future.

 

Why work at Park Primary Academy?

Amazing, well-behaved children, who are happy at school and excited by what they are learning each day. 

A local school with all the advantages of a successful academy group, including a strong central team of support, teaching and leadership staff.

 

Park Primary Academy’s location is just off New Road, with easy access to the A13. The school is well-served by public transport, with the 174 and 287 bus routes stopping nearby, and a quick 6-minute walk from the bus stop to the school entrance. For those traveling by train, the C2C station is only 15 minutes away, ensuring that Park Primary is easily accessible.

Visits to the school are highly recommended. Please contact the school office on the number or email below to arrange your visit with the Headteacher. 

The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and as such all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Appointments are also subject to satisfactory references/medical clearance.

To arrange a visit please contact the Headteacher via:  02039465888 opt2 or office@parkprimaryacademy.com

 

To apply:

Please submit your completed application form to office@parkprimaryacademy.com

Closing date for applications:  30th June 2025

Interviews: Week commencing 23rd June 2025

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date.