Early Years Teaching Assistant - Full-time

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery, Margate

• Ref:KCC886-3917-383S
• Posted:19/11/2025
• Pay:KSA
• Start Date:January 2026
• App Close Date:03/12/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:Thursday 11 December 2025

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Are you an enthusiastic and caring individual with a passion for supporting children in a nursery setting?

We are looking for an Early Years Teaching Assistant to join our inclusive school nursery.

The successful candidate will need a wide range of skills to support our children's needs and will have a genuine desire to help create a safe and engaging environment to ensure children reach their full potential.

Previous experience of working with children is essential.

An NVQ Level 2 qulification in Early Years / Childcare Development is essential.

We require a good standard of general education and GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above are desirable. 

The hours are 32.5 hours per week, 6.5 hours per day, working 08:30am - 03:30pm Monday-Friday. The role is term-time only (38 weeks per year).

The pay scale is set at KSA (which is £24,513 for a full time position) which equates to approximately £18,286 per annum pro rata. 

A formal 30 minute interview will take place with a panel comprising of members of the Leadership Team. Candidates will be required to plan and lead a 15-minute story activity with a small group of nursery children. 

Verification of qualifications will be required before employment can commence so please do not declare any qualifications unless you can produce the original certificate.

CVs will not be accepted. Please complete your application form in full explaining how your skills / experience make you a suitable candidate for the role.

If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date then you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

It is an offence to apply for this role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our Safeguarding Policy is available on the school website.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks following Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025. Interviewees will also be asked questions relating to the safeguarding of children.

We are also committed to championing staff wellbeing and all employees can access free counselling, occupational health support and supervision sessions.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for Children, two satisfactory references and right to work in the UK documentation. All new employees to the school, including those with previous local government service, shall be subject to a 6-month probationary period.

Information about the school

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery continues to be a ‘Good’ school with an ‘Outstanding’ judgement in Personal Development, as recognised in our latest Ofsted inspection (November 2023). The inspection found that, ‘pupils behave and concentrate very well in this warm and inclusive school’ and that, ‘the school carefully considers staff workload and well-being.’

We are a large four form entry school to the west of Margate with approximately 730 pupils. We aim to provide a caring, exciting and inclusive learning environment where every child and family really matters with a focus on raising standards alongside the development of the whole child. The school’s values are Perseverance, Aspiration, Respect and Teamwork and all children are familiar with these.

We are a school with a Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for Physically Disabled pupils, a KS1 and KS2 satellite class from Foreland Fields School and a further SRP for pupils with Autism.

We are a part of an established Cooperative Trust (Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust), working with Bromstone Primary School, Parkside Community Foundation Primary School and St Mildred’s Primary Infant School. We work closely within our Trust to improve all aspects of our practice, including CPD and support for ECTs.

Our large site comprises of a KS2 and a KS1 building, three large playgrounds and a school field and we continue to invest heavily in our outdoor learning environment which includes an inclusive play area and sports courts.

We inspire, respect and celebrate achievement and diversity.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mr James Williams
• Address:Westfield Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 5PA
• Telephone: 01843 221877
• Email: hr@garlinge.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01843 298648

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Child Protection Policy
• Staff Benefits at GPSN
• Job Description - Early Years Teaching Assistant
• Person Spec - Early Years Teaching Assistant
• Recruitment Policy
• Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy