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Closing Date: 19/06/2024

Teaching Assistant (Primary Division, Including Nursery):

The successful candidate will be working within our Pre-School setting where there are approximately 50 full time places in our Nursery and Pre School for children who are already 3 on the 1st of September or who will turn 3 during the term in which they start.

The swan is the emblem of Bury Grammar, so the school’s youngest members are called the Fledglings and Cygnets. A key focus of their role will also be our Wrap Around Care provisions which currently include Breakfast Club, After School Club and Holiday Clubs.

The aim of the Nursery and Pre School is to create an environment which prepares children for their first steps into education. We seek to form excellent relationships between children, families and teachers, helping the children to grow and develop into happy, healthy and self-assured individuals.

This candidate must:

•           Have experience of working in a pre-school, nursery, KS1 or a children’s centre setting

•           Have experience of working in wrap around care

•           Be passionate about nurturing the development of young children

•           Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills

•           Have a sound understanding of the Early Years curriculum and safeguarding

•           Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

This role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday,  9am to 6pm, all year round. The salary for this role is £25,600 per annum.