EYFS Teaching Assistants

We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Early Years Teaching Assistant to support our youngest learners in their educational journey. The successful candidate will work closely with the Early Years team to assist in creating a safe, engaging, and enriching learning environment that promotes the development and well-being of every child.,

• Support the planning and delivery of engaging activities that meet the diverse needs of Early Years children.
• Work with small groups and individuals, fostering a positive and inclusive classroom environment.
• Assist with the personal, social, and emotional development of children, promoting resilience and independence.
• Build strong, supportive relationships with children, understanding behaviour as a form of communication.
• Provide help with practical aspects of classroom management, including setting up resources, tidying, and ensuring health, safety and welfare standards.
• Collaborate with teachers and the wider support team, including pastoral and attendance staff, to ensure each child receives holistic support.
• Maintain accurate records of children's progress and contribute to assessments as required.
• Uphold the school's trauma-informed and relational behaviour approach, and be able to respond to children calmly, empathetically and positively with consistency.
• You must have a strong ability to reflect on your practice and the motivation to continually improve your knowledge and skills.
  
  Are you an enthusiastic, inclusive, and reflective individual with a passion for supporting children's learning and development? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment and have a desire to make a positive impact on young lives? If so, we want you to join our dynamic team as an Early Years Teaching Assistant!, The ideal candidate will have experience working with young children, patience, and understand early childhood development. Experience in a similar role or setting is beneficial but not essential; what matters most is your dedication to the well-being and development of our children. You will:
• Be enthusiastic and passionate about working with children and supporting their development.
• Engage in and promote high-quality interactions with children.
• Have a reflective and adaptable approach, willing to continually improve and grow professionally.
• Committed to creating an inclusive environment that supports the diverse needs of all learners.
• A confident communicator both verbal and written.
• A proactive team player, able to work collaboratively with colleagues.
• Eager to engage in CPD and stay updated on the latest educational and Early Years practices., Enthusiastic and passionate about working with children and supporting their learning.
• A relevant qualification (such as a Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education, Childcare, or equivalent).
• A good general standard of education including GCSE English and Maths to Grade C or equivalent.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with children, colleagues, and parents.
• Understanding of trauma-informed and relational approaches, or willingness to learn and embrace our school's ethos.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is essential.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, contributing to a positive and supportive school culture., If you are passionate about making a difference in children's lives and are ready to grow both personally and professionally, we would love to hear from you!
  
  At Millbrook Primary School and Nursery, we believe in creating a supportive, inclusive, and nurturing environment for all our children. Our ethos is centred around trauma-informed and relational approaches to behaviour, recognising the unique needs of each child and fostering positive relationships., Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.
At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us. Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve.

In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement. At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our 'guaranteed interview scheme' here You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here and the Transgender & Non-Binary Inclusion Policy commitments here