Nursery/Early Years Teaching Assistant Bincombe Valley Primary School And Community Nursery Dorset Grade 5 XS10.4 Term time only (17.5 hours per week, 38.5 working weeks) Hours: 8:40am - 12:10pm daily Fixed Term maternity cover contract (23rd July 2026) Bincombe Valley Primary School is an inclusive school offering high quality provision in a warm and friendly environment. We have high expectations of our children, who are keen to learn and high expectations of our staff, who are a talented, committed and supportive team. We are looking to appoint a flexible, resourceful and committed person who: Can provide high quality education and support for children. Can build positive relationships with children and parents. Has experience of working with children with a range of Special Educational Needs. Is able to use their own initiative. Can work collaboratively with the Early Years Lead and other members of staff Is fully committed to safeguarding children at all levels. Enjoys working as part of a team. Will support the school's aims and values. Is warm, reflective, calm and patient with a positive outlook. In return, we can offer a happy, exciting and developing school with wonderful children and a dedicated team of staff. The closing date for applications is Friday 21st November at midnight. It is hoped that interviews will take place on Friday 28th November 2025. For further information please contact Amanda Belbin (Nursery Lead) via email at: office@bincombe.dorset.sch.uk or by telephone on (01305) 832329 Bincombe Valley Primary School values the diversity of the workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year. The successful candidate will be required to have an enhanced DBS check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. All appointments are made subject to suitable references. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Bincombe Valley Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. Information about our school is available on the school website at: www.bincombe.dorset.sch.uk For any further information, to arrange a visit or to discuss the post, please contact Leif Pallister, Headteacher, on 01305 832329. Closing date: Friday 21st November 2025 Interviews: Friday 28th November 2025