Level 1 Teaching Assistant - EYFS - Temporary to 31.8.2026

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 1 EYFS Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible on a temporary basis to 31st August 2026.

Salary Range:

Grade 2 SCP 3-4

£22,737 - £23,114

Pay award pending

37 hours 

39 weeks 

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

SUPPORT FOR PUPILS

 •Attend to the pupils personal needs and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters, 

•Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning

•Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately 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

•Encourage pupils to act independently 

SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER

•Prepare classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards and assist with the display of pupils work

•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 

•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 

•SUPPORT FOR THE CURRICULUM

Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs

Implement local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, early years and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of relevant skills

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

Help pupils to access learning activities through specialist support 

Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources  

SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL  

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school

Participate in training and other learning activities as required

Supervise pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required

Any other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade and role

All the above duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with Tapton School Academy Trust Policies, Standing Orders and current legislation with an emphasis on Customer Care, Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and Health and Safety. 

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 – Tuesday 19th November 2024 at midday

Shortlisting – Tuesday 19th November PM

Interviews – Friday 22nd November 2024