EYFS Senior Teaching Assistant Level 3
| Posting date: | 14 March 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 2GQ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 64a4e851-88f0-49fb-a910-a53876e8fca1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Come and enjoy being part of our friendly dynamic team. We have a rare opportunity for the right person to join our wonderful school and be based in our excellent Early Years Foundation Stage working alongside an experience team. The post is likely to be in Nursery (FS1) in the first instance. You may be at the start of your career or very experienced and looking for a change of setting. You may have worked in nurseries or a school based EYFS- we are just looking for the right person!
You will be an excellent teaching assistant working alongside your class teacher to provide in base support.
What the school offers its staff
We offer high quality training in a supportive and caring environment where children are warmly welcomed and inclusion sits at the very heart of our practice. We are an innovative school working closely with our community and enjoy partnerships with schools across the country as well as universities and businesses as we develop our focus on being ‘more than a school’ and a community hub.
Arbourthorne is a two-form entry school with 473 pupils on roll. Our school is friendly and hardworking and staff work with innovation and determination to provide an outstanding learning experience for children. Colleagues are mutually supportive and are widely recognised for best practice. At the last inspection, the school was judged to be good with outstanding for childrens Personal Development. We celebrate creativity and have an artist in residence. Theme learning is exciting and ambitious. Our life skills house, ‘Red Robin House’, adds an exciting dimension to the curriculum. We have a gardener in residence and are due to open our community kitchen this year. Please visit our website:
https://www.arbourthorneprimary.co.uk/ to gain a broader view of our school. The school was judged as Good with Outstanding Personal Development in October 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50200107
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced and Barring Service Check. We will carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. A criminal record self declaration form will be required to be completed if shortlisted, and discussed at the interview if necessary. We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Come and enjoy being part of our friendly dynamic team. We have a rare opportunity for the right person to join our wonderful school and be based in our excellent Early Years Foundation Stage working alongside an experience team. The post is likely to be in Nursery (FS1) in the first instance. You may be at the start of your career or very experienced and looking for a change of setting. You may have worked in nurseries or a school based EYFS- we are just looking for the right person!
You will be an excellent teaching assistant working alongside your class teacher to provide in base support.
What the school offers its staff
We offer high quality training in a supportive and caring environment where children are warmly welcomed and inclusion sits at the very heart of our practice. We are an innovative school working closely with our community and enjoy partnerships with schools across the country as well as universities and businesses as we develop our focus on being ‘more than a school’ and a community hub.
Arbourthorne is a two-form entry school with 473 pupils on roll. Our school is friendly and hardworking and staff work with innovation and determination to provide an outstanding learning experience for children. Colleagues are mutually supportive and are widely recognised for best practice. At the last inspection, the school was judged to be good with outstanding for childrens Personal Development. We celebrate creativity and have an artist in residence. Theme learning is exciting and ambitious. Our life skills house, ‘Red Robin House’, adds an exciting dimension to the curriculum. We have a gardener in residence and are due to open our community kitchen this year. Please visit our website:
https://www.arbourthorneprimary.co.uk/ to gain a broader view of our school. The school was judged as Good with Outstanding Personal Development in October 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50200107
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced and Barring Service Check. We will carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. A criminal record self declaration form will be required to be completed if shortlisted, and discussed at the interview if necessary. We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.