What skills and experience we're looking for We seek an experienced Teaching Assistant to work as part of our Nursery Team at Beacon Academy. 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 and experience of working with SEND would be an advantage. This is a fixed term, variable hours contract linked to funding with initial hours of 29.5 hours per week, term time only. The successful candidate will be: • 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 What the school offers its staff As well as offering great schools to work in, wonderful children to work with, and fantastic colleagues to work alongside, our Trust is committed to providing colleagues with other benefits that make your employment with Kernow Learning the best it can be. We offer: • 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. Commitment to safeguarding Kernow Learning is committed to the safeguarding of children and the successful applicant will be expected to share this commitment and will be required to undergo checks including an enhanced DBS check and online (social media) check. We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all. Kernow Learning is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore, the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.