EYFS Teaching Assistant (Beacon Academy)
Contract Type: Permanent
Education Phases: Primary
Application Deadline: Monday, 13th October 2025
Interview Date: w/c 13th October 2025
Expected Working Start Date: As soon as possible
About us
Beacon is a primary school and nursery for children aged 3 to 11 years old with an Area Resource Base for pupils from 4 years old. We hope that children will join us from the age of 3, when they can enjoy our fantastic outdoor Nursery, and then thrive on the provision in each year group up to Year 6. It is at the end of Year 6 that we say goodbye to our confident, well-rounded young people, as they move on to secondary school equipped with skills which will take them successfully forward into the next stage of their education and indeed, will take them on into their longer-term futures.
We have three key values at Beacon Academy: Be Brilliant, Be Brave, Believe. These values work in partnership with our Trust Core Shared Values and our Trust Philosophy of ‘work hard, be honest & help others’. Our three school key values underpin everything we do. We want every child and every member of our community to hold these values close at all times. These values will, we are sure, enable every child and member of our school community to Shine Brightly.
Job Description
We seek an experienced Teaching Assistant to work as part of our Early Years team. A sound understanding of the needs and development of early years pupils and experience of working within an Early Years setting is essential for this role. The ideal candidate will be a person who works well in a team, is caring and nurturing, flexible and is able to adapt and respond to the needs of pupils. A Level 3 qualification in Early years is essential for this role.
This is a permanent, variable hours contract with initial hours of 29.5 hours per week, term time only.
Benefits
* A competitive salary and membership of Local Government Pension Scheme
* A real commitment to wellbeing, including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and employee assistance programme
* Access to discounts with national and local retailers and service providers
* A range of CPD and training opportunities, both internally and externally, learning from local and national speakers and specialists to support your professional growth
* The support and skills of our networks of colleagues both within our schools and our Shared Services teams
Kernow Learning is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and follows the Safer Recruitment process. The successful candidate will be expected to share this commitment and will be required to undertake checks including an enhanced disclosure through the DBS process, as well as prohibition, S128, and Social Media/online presence checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.
Desired Criteria
* A caring and warm individual who is able to work effectively as part of a team
* Committed to their own professional development and continual self-review
* Committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children
* Able to build a strong rapport with children and have a developing understanding of the national curriculum
* An excellent classroom support with behaviour management skills
* Able to lead learning with individuals or groups of pupils
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