EYFS Practitioner

Advert for an Early Years Teaching Assistant to start April 2025

Are you passionate about supporting early years pupils and making a real difference to their learning journey?

Wincle CE Primary is excited to offer an opportunity for a dedicated Early Years Teaching Assistant to join our supportive and dynamic team. In this role, you will work closely with our Early Years Team to provide a nurturing and safe environment, promote independence, boost self-esteem, and champion social inclusion, ensuring every child has the chance to thrive and shine like a star.

Wincle Church of England Primary School is a nurturing village preschool and school in an area of outstanding beauty. We are an Ambassador School for the Peak Park and use our environment to enhance the teaching and learning in our school. Our mission statement is ‘Shine like stars’ from the Bible book of Philippians and through this, we encourage all of our children to shine like stars in their work, attitude, behaviour and relationships.

The nature of this role will require the successful applicant to demonstrate initiative and creativity to adapt tasks to suit the children’s personal needs, use advanced behaviour management strategies and support pupils’ mental health.

If you are highly skilled and the Early Years Foundation stage is embedded into your practice, and are ready to make an impact in a vibrant and inclusive school, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and help make a lasting impact on our children’s development!

Number of hours: 13 hours a week spread over two days
Number of weeks: 39 weeks a year
Contract: temporary till July 2026 with a view to becoming permanent
Start Date: 22^nd April 2025
Grade: 4 at £12.85 an hour (£24,790 per annum pro rata) *

Successful candidates must be able to work closely with all staff to enhance all children’s social, moral, cultural and spiritual development. This role requires effective communication skills, excellent teamwork skills and high expectations and standards for attainment, achievement and behaviour. The successful candidate is expected to be committed to all aspects of school life and support the Christian ethos of the school.

What Wincle CE Primary School can offer you:

• A friendly and supportive team;
• Opportunities for progression and development through training, coaching and mentoring;
• A healthy work-life balance;
• An inclusive environment where you feel valued;
• A supportive leadership team;
• Well behaved pupils who shine like a star;
• A loving and caring community;
• Staff Wellbeing Focus: Access our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and leave early when working on your birthday!
• Discounted lunch costs
• Discounted child care costs in our governor-led preschool and wraparound care

Visits are strongly recommended to experience first-hand the strong and positive ethos through school. Please email head@wincle.cheshire.sch.uk who will help arrange a convenient time.

Wincle C of E (A) Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and young people therefore all post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedure. Appointment is subject to the completion of pre-employment checks which will include References (which will be taken up prior to interview), Health, Right to Work in the UK, DBS and a Declaration with regard to the Disqualification by Association Regulations.

Closing date: Midday on Thursday 13^th March 2025
Interviews: Thursday 20^th March 2025

Please email head@wincle.cheshire.sch.uk for an application pack.

Please note we use the Diocese of Chester’s application form and not the Cheshire East document.