Early Years Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1SP |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 74e5a595-a3cd-4a10-81a7-9855ed655234 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
As demand for places at St Mary’s grows, we are delighted to be able to expand our Early Years team with the addition of an Early Years teaching Assistant role from Spring 2026.
We are looking to appoint a pro-active, enthusiastic, energetic and skilled Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our team, working across the Early Years Unit which includes 2-5 year olds, supporting the learning of all of the children, including those with SEND.
The successful candidate will have the vision and drive to make a significant impact in our vibrant school and who is committed to making a difference to the lives of our children.
Applications are invited from candidates who:
• Are able to demonstrate that they have the vision, values and tenacity to join our team
• Can support and promote our distinctive Christian ethos and values
• Have excellent standards of literacy, numeracy and spoken English
• Can demonstrate excellent behaviour management and communication skills to support pupils with different needs and abilities, enabling them to overcome initial barriers to learning
• Implement agreed work programmes (including phonics and early interventions) with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom
• Deliver learning activities for individuals/groups or for whole classes and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupil’s achievement, progress and development
• Use specialist skills and training to support the pupils, encouraging pupils to interact and work cooperatively with others and engage all pupils in activities
• Put children’s safety and wellbeing first
• Be highly motivated with a commitment to securing the best outcomes for all children
• Be actively involved in all aspects of school life
We are looking for someone who has experience of working with children/young people, is interested in their development and learning and has good organisational and communication skills. Qualification as a teaching assistant (or equivalent) would be an advantage.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer you the opportunity to join a successful school which has a strong inclusive ethos and an inherent drive for quality. Berwick St Mary’s is dedicated to delivering outstanding inclusive practice through a culture of co-production, experiential learning and growth, where parents and professionals work together to support the holistic development of the child. Our children are proud citizens within their local community, care for each other, are focused on learning and enjoy coming to school. We have an incredibly strong team and thrive on working together to improve access to education and outcomes for our children.
This is a permanent contract of 32.5hrs per week, term time plus 3 days
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.
As demand for places at St Mary’s grows, we are delighted to be able to expand our Early Years team with the addition of an Early Years teaching Assistant role from Spring 2026.
We are looking to appoint a pro-active, enthusiastic, energetic and skilled Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our team, working across the Early Years Unit which includes 2-5 year olds, supporting the learning of all of the children, including those with SEND.
The successful candidate will have the vision and drive to make a significant impact in our vibrant school and who is committed to making a difference to the lives of our children.
Applications are invited from candidates who:
• Are able to demonstrate that they have the vision, values and tenacity to join our team
• Can support and promote our distinctive Christian ethos and values
• Have excellent standards of literacy, numeracy and spoken English
• Can demonstrate excellent behaviour management and communication skills to support pupils with different needs and abilities, enabling them to overcome initial barriers to learning
• Implement agreed work programmes (including phonics and early interventions) with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom
• Deliver learning activities for individuals/groups or for whole classes and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupil’s achievement, progress and development
• Use specialist skills and training to support the pupils, encouraging pupils to interact and work cooperatively with others and engage all pupils in activities
• Put children’s safety and wellbeing first
• Be highly motivated with a commitment to securing the best outcomes for all children
• Be actively involved in all aspects of school life
We are looking for someone who has experience of working with children/young people, is interested in their development and learning and has good organisational and communication skills. Qualification as a teaching assistant (or equivalent) would be an advantage.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer you the opportunity to join a successful school which has a strong inclusive ethos and an inherent drive for quality. Berwick St Mary’s is dedicated to delivering outstanding inclusive practice through a culture of co-production, experiential learning and growth, where parents and professionals work together to support the holistic development of the child. Our children are proud citizens within their local community, care for each other, are focused on learning and enjoy coming to school. We have an incredibly strong team and thrive on working together to improve access to education and outcomes for our children.
This is a permanent contract of 32.5hrs per week, term time plus 3 days
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.