Nursery 1-to-1 Teaching Assistant – Fixed Term (15 hours)

Job Description

Vacancy: Nursery 1-to-1 Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term (15 hours)

Pay Range: Grade B (£8,942 - £9,688 actual salary range)

Position Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am - 11.30am

Contract Term: Fixed term to 18th July 2025

Application Close: 24th January 2025

Interviews w/c: 27th January 2025

Stifford Clays Primary School is a happy and positive school seeking to appoint an effective, caring and enthusiastic Nursery Teaching Assistant to work on a 1-to-1 basis with a named child in our Nursery. This is a part-time, fixed-term position, working Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 11.30am, term-time only.

You will:

· have a caring personality and be calm, patient and firm

· be a team-worker and be flexible and willing

· be committed to providing a 'child-centred nurturing' ethos

· be experienced in working with Nursery-aged pupils and have knowledge of the EYFS curriculum

· have experience of working with children with special educational needs

· be able to create positive learning environments

· be positive, encouraging and able to motivate pupils

Why Stifford Clays Primary School?

We are a community-focused school for 2 to 11 year olds, located centrally in the Stifford Clays ward of Thurrock. The original infant and junior schools were built in 1954 and were one form of entry. The school has grown hugely to accommodate 90 children in each year group. We have a resource base provision for children with autism.

Stifford Clays Primary School is an extremely happy and positive school. We are an Ofsted 'Good' school (2022) where ''pupils love coming to school'' and "pupils, staff and trustees show great pride in belonging to the Stifford Clays Primary School community."

Our personal development provision is 'outstanding'.

Why SWECET?

At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances.

We place our pupils' needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide.

Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique - the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence.

We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the SWECET Wellbeing Charter sets out our actions to support our colleagues.

If you have energy and passion in abundance and would relish the opportunity to be part of our team, we look forward to hearing from you. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit, please email recruitment@swecet.org.

Information about the School

We are a community-focused school for 2 to 11 year olds, located centrally in the Stifford Clays ward of Thurrock. The original infant and junior schools were built in 1954 and were one form of entry. The school has grown hugely to accommodate 90 children in each year group. We have a resource base provision for children with autism.

Stifford Clays Primary School is an extremely happy and positive school. We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ school (2022) where ‘’pupils love coming to school’’ and “pupils, staff and trustees show great pride in belonging to the Stifford Clays Primary School community.” Our personal development provision is ‘outstanding’.