Level 2 Teaching Assistant - EYFS

Meynell Primary School is situated in the north of the city and benefits greatly from our extensive 8 acres of land. Meynell is a two-form entry with an average of 480 pupils, including nursery. Nursery is housed in a separate building on the school site with a two-year-old provision for up to 40 pupils and a three to four-year-old provision for up to 104 pupils. There is currently a Headteacher, four Assistant Heads and an extensive SEND, Safeguarding and Inclusion Team. 

Our ethos of Aspire, Believe, Explore, Achieve underpins everything that happens in our school.

At Meynell we pride ourselves on our commitment to providing a broad, balanced and creative curriculum, ensuring children achieve through enjoyment of learning, and challenge themselves to meet and exceed their goals.

Our children are immersed in relevant and purposeful learning which prepares them for, and helps them to flourish in, a life beyond the school gates. We aim to inspire our children to be future thinkers, innovators, creators and problem solvers.  We have recently set up our Forest School provision providing explorative, risk taking, outdoor learning. 

The school is Ofsted rated “Good” from the last inspection in July 2023.

“This is a school in which pupils develop a sense of emotional and physical safety. They are surrounded by adults who care about them and want them to achieve and succeed.”

“Staff and leaders are ambitious for pupils, academically and socially.”

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone with drive and ambition to be come part of Team Meynell. We are a committed and welcoming staff team, who put the best interests of our children first. We offer high quality opportunities for professional development within school and across the Trust. 

We are seeking to appoint a Level 2 Teaching Assistant to work in EYFS to start September 2024.  This job will be based at Meynell & Hillsborough Nursery & Primary Schools

Salary Range:

Grade 3 – SCP – 5-6

£23,500 - £23,893

30 hours

Monday & Tuesday 8am-4pm at Hillsborough

Thursday & Friday 8am-4pm at Meynell

39 weeks

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

SUPPORT FOR PUPILS

•Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities

•Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes 

•Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs

•Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils

•Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher

•Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence 

•Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher

SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER

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•Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work 

•Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals 

•Assist with the planning of learning activities

•Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed

•Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils achievement, progress, problems etc.

•Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour

•Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers

•Administer routine tests and invigilate exams and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work

•Provide clerical/admin. support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, money, administer coursework etc.

•SUPPORT FOR THE CURRICULUM

•Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses 

•Undertake programmes linked to local and national learning strategies

•e.g. literacy, numeracy, early years recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher 

•Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use

•Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use 

Informal discussions about the role and visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact us to arrange:

enquiries@meynell.sheffield.sch.uk

Applications for this role are via the TES website. If you require a paper of the copy of the application form please contact us:

enquiries@meynell.sheffield.sch.uk

Closing Date – Monday 15th July 2024

Shortlisting – Tuesday 16th July 2024

Interviews – Thursday 18th July 2024