Early Years Foundation Stage; EYFS Practitioner​/Teaching Assistant

Are you passionate about nurturing young minds and making a positive impact on children's lives? If so,
Five Spires Academy have an exciting opportunity for you!

We are looking for an individual who is able promote the physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of every child within the Foundation Stage.

The successful candidate will work with colleagues in the EYFS classes and create a stimulating, safe and caring teaching and learning environment.

• To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children place in the setting
• To give exceptional support to their staff within the setting
• To work as part of a team, providing an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn
• To build and maintain strong partnerships, working with parents to ensure their child/children needs are met.

• An excellent practitioner, keen to work in a supportive and principle-based school
• Driven by a strong moral purpose that enables all children to have integrity and achieve their best
• Passionate about creativity and have an excellent sense of humour
• Warm in character and easy to work with
• Committed to teamwork, recognising that more can be achieved together than it is possible as an individual task
• A professional who values wellbeing but unafraid of hard work
• Calm and able to handle pressure and setbacks whilst still being able to smile
• Keen to be challenged in order to become the best you can be
• Able to be pushed at an accelerated rate of development, being reflective and proactive enough to make it happen
• Determined to succeed with a ‘find a way or make one!’ attitude
• Highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, holding the strong expectation that all staff share this commitmentalso

This is a chance to be part of something exciting and very worthwhile. This opportunity will open doors both professionally and personally to anyone who joins our quest!

For further information about the role come and visit our school! To book your visit or for an informal discussion, please contact the school office. School visits are encouraged but are by appointment only.