EYFS Level 3 Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 22 September 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2025 |
| Location: | Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 6AQ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | a6b145c0-c9fc-42df-8f14-83d95affe948 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will have:
• NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience or willingness to work towards
• A recognised Early years qualification
• Literacy and Numeracy skills equivalent to Level 2 of the National Qualification & Credit Framework
• Completion of Department for Education Teacher Assistant Induction Programme (or to complete within first term)
• Awareness of the requirements of children with special needs
• Experience of working with learning resources and helping with their preparation to support learning programmes
• Experience of working with or caring for children of a relevant age to those in the school (including 2-year-old provision)
• Communication skills to liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers
• Basic understanding of a child’s development and learning.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• the opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence
• friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees,
• a commitment to high quality professional development,
• opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools and most importantly
• the chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.
The successful candidate will have:
• NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience or willingness to work towards
• A recognised Early years qualification
• Literacy and Numeracy skills equivalent to Level 2 of the National Qualification & Credit Framework
• Completion of Department for Education Teacher Assistant Induction Programme (or to complete within first term)
• Awareness of the requirements of children with special needs
• Experience of working with learning resources and helping with their preparation to support learning programmes
• Experience of working with or caring for children of a relevant age to those in the school (including 2-year-old provision)
• Communication skills to liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers
• Basic understanding of a child’s development and learning.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• the opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence
• friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees,
• a commitment to high quality professional development,
• opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools and most importantly
• the chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.