Early Years Teaching Assistant

Our client; a Nursery in a beautiful location in Oxford, has a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Teaching Assistant. If you have a passion for seeing children grow and flourish, have energy and creativity, and the desire to work in an exciting and varied Early Years setting, then we may have the role for you. This permanent position has a flexible start date.

Are you ready to take the next step in your Early Years career and work in an extremely friendly and supportive environment? As part of the dedicated team you will be entitled to numerous benefits including: Access to professional development training courses and opportunities for internal progression and promotion, Very generous holiday entitlement, A subscription to health insurance, Bonuses and access to discounts for gym membership, supermarket discounts etc,

This is a full time, permanent position Very competitive rates of pay. Please apply to find out further benefits associated with this role.

Main duties and responsibilites:

To work in either the baby room, toddler room or pre-school room, providing support to children aged 0-4; to work as part of a team to deliver an ambitious and flexible curriculum, which is driven by the children's interests and curiosity; to have an excellent knowledge of child development in order to accurately observe and assess children.

Operational responsibilities:

To ensure, through good practice, that the Nursery consistently meets the requirements set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage to a minimum 'good' standard; to maintain regular staff supervisions; to ensure that all policies and procedures of the Nursery are adhered to.

As a minimum, an NVQ Level 2 or 3 qualification in childcare is required. The position is subject to two satisfactory employment references and a DBS check. This may also suit a qualified Primary teacher or teaching assistant.

Perm Education are an independent education recruitment consultancy that specifically helps Early Years Specialists, Teachers, Support staff and other education professionals find permanent employment in Nurseries, SEN and mainstream schools throughout the UK.

For further information about this position, and to apply, please email your CV asap.