Early Years Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Kings Hill School, Kings Hill

• Ref:KCC886-2680-228S
• Posted:24/04/2025
• Pay:KR3
• Start Date:June 2025
• App Close Date:05/05/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBA

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We are looking for a Nursery Practitioner (Level 3 nursery qualified) to join our friendly, dedicated and supportive team in our EYFS Nursery Class from June 2025

This is a fixed term post initially to December 2025

The successful applicant will be required to work on a Monday to Thursday (8.15am – 3.45 p.m, term time only 38 weeks a year). This post is at Kent Range 3

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Be imaginative, creative, very energetic and interested in children’s development.
• To help children to access the full EYFS curriculum, promoting independent learning both inside and outside in a free-flow environment.
• Be a good team player, flexible, prepared to use their initiative and embrace change.
• Be able to run small intervention groups to support children with additional needs (i.e. Speech & Language, PSHE).
• Be confident in using technology to enhance learning and to record children’s achievements.
• Be committed to their own professional development.
• Support the ethos and wider life of the school.

We have recently been graded as an Ofsted 'Outstanding' school offering superb facilities and have highly motivated, enthusiastic pupils. The staff team are extremely supportive and passionate making the working environment energetic, forward thinking and fun. Kings Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in its care and all posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check and satisfactory references. A confidential self disclosure form will be required for all shortlisted applicants. 

Information about the school

We have recently (2024) been graded as Outstanding by Ofsted.

'This is an exceptional school and nursery where pupils are truly ‘inspired to believe, inspired to achieve’, fulfilling the school’s aspirational vision. Staff have a relentless ambition for all, from early years to Year 6'.

'Expectations are consistently high and impressively met, with pupils achieving exceptionally well'.

(Ofsted 2024)

We are a very popular primary school in the heart of the Kings Hill community with 420 pupils and 60 children on roll in our Nursery.

Offering a unique and vibrant primary school experience with high expectations and a caring ethos. Our school is set in fantastic grounds and our forward thinking approach and dedicated staff aim to provide the best education for all.

We have playing fields, wildlife and woodland areas, polytunnel, amphitheatre, netball court, football pitches, MUGA (Multi Use Games Area), all weather running track, impressive ICT suite, library, specialist music and art classroom, cookery room and a large indoor hall as well as a large adventure playground with a wide range of apparatus including a climbing wall.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sally McCarville
• Address:Crispin Way, Kings Hill, Kent, ME19 4LS
• Telephone: 01732842739
• Email: s.mccarville@kings-hill.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• Employment & Ex-offenders
• Safeguarding Policy
• Job Description/Person Specification