Nursery Teaching Assistant

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively support learning and teaching, and to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

Starbank - Bierton Road (Primary) is looking for an exceptional Early Years Practitioner with a strong understanding of the EYFS Framework to work alongside the class teacher to deliver an ambitious Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum through purposeful play, high-quality interactions and strong routines.

You will have

• Level 3 Early Years qualification recognised by the Department for Education (e.g. Level 3 NVQ in Children's Care, Learning and Development).
• Experience of working with children aged 3–5 years.
• Experience within a Nursery or Early Years setting.
• Strong understanding of child development from ages 3–5 years.
• Good knowledge of the EYFS Framework and Development Matters guidance.

What the school offers its staff

Starbank school in Birmingham is a large all through school for pupils aged 3 to 16 years old. We have over 2,000 pupils and are based across three sites in close proximity to each other. We joined Star Academies in 2020 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.