Grange Community Primary School Address: Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 2LA Salary: £24,413 pro rata Hours: 30 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, term time only Contract: Fixed Term until 31 December 2026, required from January 2026 Reference: 8056 Grange Community Primary School are seeking a caring, passionate, and dedicated EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive Early Years team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in nurturing and inspiring children aged 4 - 5, helping them develop a lifelong love of learning. You will : support the class teacher in planning and delivering engaging, creative activities in line with the EYFS curriculum foster a nurturing, inclusive, and stimulating environment where every child feels valued and encouraged to reach their full potential assist with observations, assessments, and record-keeping to monitor children’s progress and development promote independence, curiosity, and confidence through high-quality play-based learning work collaboratively with colleagues, parents, and carers to meet each child’s individual needs uphold the school’s values, behaviour expectations, and safeguarding policies at all times. We are looking for someone who: has a genuine passion for early years education and supporting young children’s growth and development has excellent communication and interpersonal skills is a positive team player with the ability to take initiative and adapt when needed is patient, kind, and flexible approach to working with children holds a relevant childcare qualification (e.g. Level 2 or Level 3 in Early Years Education/Childcare) is desirable has experience working in an EYFS setting, which is advantageous but not essential. We can offer you: children who take pride in their school and are engaged in learning a warm and supportive school environment with a commitment to wellbeing colleagues who are passionate about working together and providing children with the best possible opportunities an opportunity to successfully share in the challenge of improving a growing school. For more information Please read the Job Description (pdf) and the Person Specification (pdf). To find out more about the school, please visit our website. Visits are warmly welcomed, so please contact Julie Abbott, Office Manager by calling 01394 283912 to arrange an appointment. How to apply Please submit your completed Application Form (Word) and Equal Opportunities Form (Word) by email to admin@grange.omat.org.uk. Alternatively, you can submit these documents by post to Mrs Gemma Havord, Grange Community Primary School, Grange Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 2LA Closing date: 1pm, 21 November 2025. Interview date: Week commencing 1 December 2025. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks are required for this post.