Teaching Assistant - EYFS
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2PL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 14ff3a38-9bd9-49db-9895-45fe74d6f7b5 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications, Professional Knowledge and Understanding
* Good numeracy, literacy and organisational skills
* Good communications skills – oral and written
* Knowledge of the development of the whole child
* Willingness to undertake CPD and learn from others
Experience
* Experience of working with children from 3-7
* Experience of working in the Early Years
* Experience of working with children who have English as an additional language
* Knowledge of SEND
* Use of behaviour management strategies
Key Skills and Competencies
* Can use ICT effectively to support learning – Evidence me, IWB, IPads
* Working knowledge of national / foundation stage curriculum
* Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
* Ability to relate well to children and adults
* Skills and expertise in understanding the needs of all learners
* Active listening skills
* Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
Personal Qualities and Characteristics
* Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
* Commitment to maintain high standards of achievement for all
* Enthusiasm for outdoor learning
* Enthusiastic, energetic and confident
*Imaginative and creative
* A caring and nurturing nature
* Ability to remain calm in stressful situations
* Good attendance record
* Commitment to maintain confidentiality at all times
* Positive about the environment in which they work
What the school offers its staff
Elmwood Infant School is an exciting place to be – for children, staff, parents and the local community!
We are looking to appoint a motivated, ambitious and inspirational teaching assistant to join our friendly school.
At Elmwood we pride ourselves on our high expectations for all children, whatever their need, as well as having a broad, diverse and engaging creative curriculum which underpins all that we do. Elmwood Infant School is an inclusive setting, valuing all children’s achievements, ensuring that each child is given every opportunity to meet their full potential. There is no doubt that
As a teaching assistant, you will be passionate about ensuring the best outcomes for children and giving them every opportunity to succeed, whatever their barriers may be. Elmwood is a school where every child is respected and treated as an individual, with no limits placed on their learning – just opportunities to continually improve. We do not ‘label’ children or group them by perceived ‘ability’; we will instead give all children equal opportunities to challenge themselves through the range of tasks and activities presented to them – empowering children to take ownership and responsibility for their own learning.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Qualifications, Professional Knowledge and Understanding
* Good numeracy, literacy and organisational skills
* Good communications skills – oral and written
* Knowledge of the development of the whole child
* Willingness to undertake CPD and learn from others
Experience
* Experience of working with children from 3-7
* Experience of working in the Early Years
* Experience of working with children who have English as an additional language
* Knowledge of SEND
* Use of behaviour management strategies
Key Skills and Competencies
* Can use ICT effectively to support learning – Evidence me, IWB, IPads
* Working knowledge of national / foundation stage curriculum
* Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
* Ability to relate well to children and adults
* Skills and expertise in understanding the needs of all learners
* Active listening skills
* Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
Personal Qualities and Characteristics
* Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
* Commitment to maintain high standards of achievement for all
* Enthusiasm for outdoor learning
* Enthusiastic, energetic and confident
*Imaginative and creative
* A caring and nurturing nature
* Ability to remain calm in stressful situations
* Good attendance record
* Commitment to maintain confidentiality at all times
* Positive about the environment in which they work
What the school offers its staff
Elmwood Infant School is an exciting place to be – for children, staff, parents and the local community!
We are looking to appoint a motivated, ambitious and inspirational teaching assistant to join our friendly school.
At Elmwood we pride ourselves on our high expectations for all children, whatever their need, as well as having a broad, diverse and engaging creative curriculum which underpins all that we do. Elmwood Infant School is an inclusive setting, valuing all children’s achievements, ensuring that each child is given every opportunity to meet their full potential. There is no doubt that
As a teaching assistant, you will be passionate about ensuring the best outcomes for children and giving them every opportunity to succeed, whatever their barriers may be. Elmwood is a school where every child is respected and treated as an individual, with no limits placed on their learning – just opportunities to continually improve. We do not ‘label’ children or group them by perceived ‘ability’; we will instead give all children equal opportunities to challenge themselves through the range of tasks and activities presented to them – empowering children to take ownership and responsibility for their own learning.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.