Early Years Teaching Assistant

Early Years Teaching Assistant - 32.5 hours per week - 38 weeks per year 8.15am - 3.15pm with 1/2 hour for lunch Grade G4 (River Learning Trust Scale) - Fixed term to Friday 17th July 2026 We are looking to appoint a highly motivated Teaching Assistant to work with children based in our Nursery and Preschool classes. Seven Fields Primary school is an improving school benefitting from high quality support and training from a successful Trust. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who: loves working with children is patient, calm, organised and adaptable works well as part of a team is able to use their own initiative as well as take direction is enthusiastic and have a positive outlook is creative and motivated has excellent communication skills is committed to the promotion of digital media has high expectations of attainment and behaviour has a good sense of humour! The successful applicants will preferably have some experience, be an enthusiastic team-player who will embrace opportunities to expand and utilise their skills. For potential applicants, the school offers a stimulating learning environment with the freedom to use creativity and implement ideas, opportunities for professional development. Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles. We can offer: a well-resourced school in a bright and modern building a supportive and friendly team of staff and governors happy, well behaved children who enjoy learning excellent relationships with the wider community a commitment to valuing and developing everyone involved in the life of the school. OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together. OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils. OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles. Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide. This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance. The River Learning Trust and Seven Fields Primary School are committed to safeguarding an