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Temporary 1:1 Teaching Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 19 September 2025
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 02 October 2025
Location: St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5QT
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 70200420-c742-4209-98bc-a7f7588ad8fd

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Eastfield Infant and Nursery School is a friendly school, committed to developing the whole child and enriching the learning experience of all.

We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic individual, to join our team, as a 1:1 Teaching Assistant. This is a temporary position, working on a fixed term contract basis, 25 hours per week.

We are seeking an individual who:

• Can support the personal development of the assigned pupil, enabling them to make the best use of the educational opportunities available to them
• Is committed and enthusiastic
• Has a drive for excellence
• Has a compassionate and caring attitude to working with children, parents and colleagues

Experience of working with vulnerable children as well as experience of supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs would be an advantage.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A supportive school that constantly seeks to improve
• Colleagues who are highly motivated and support each other
• An exciting opportunity to join our Ofsted graded ‘Good’ school, recently inspected in November 2024.

Further details about the role

Closing date: Thursday 2nd October at 12pm

Interviews: Tuesday 7th October

For further information and an application pack, please visit our website:

https://www.eastfieldinfants.org/vacancies/

Eastfield Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a check by the Disclosure Barring Service. In addition, please note in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE,2025) guidance, paragraph 221, an online search will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence process, prior to interviews taking place.

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.

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