Early Years Teaching Assistant

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Would you like to work in a rewarding school, where the smallest things make a big difference? 

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic classroom practitioner, to start in January 2026. The post is to work in our Early Years Department. 

The successful candidate will: 

• Provide pastoral support to pupils within the school environment.
• Assist children in matters of personal needs and their general health including first aid and welfare matters.
• Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers
• To contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are promoted for pupils.
• Involvement in the implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour/Support/Mentoring plans.
• Arrange medical/dental visits as appropriate.
• Provide general support to pupils, ensuring their safety, by complying with good H&S practice.
• Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.¹
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher. 

We can offer you:

• Dedicated staff members who put the children first
• A supportive Headteacher who is keen to provide opportunities for staff to ‘grow’ and develop
• Impeccably well-behaved children who appreciate the time invested in them

Now is an exciting time to join our school.  The school is undergoing a process of transformative change: developing a new vision, renewing its ethos and implementing many fresh ideas and policies. 

Contact Sue Gough to arrange a visit – office@samuelallsopp.staffs.sch.uk

Please ensure your completed application is returned no later than 12 Noon on the Closing Date to office@samuelallsopp.staffs.sch.uk

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people / vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to an enhanced criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Website: www.samuelallsopp.staffs.sch.uk

Provisional Interview Date: 8 January 2026