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Teaching Assistant Opportunities (EYFS 1:1 Support)

Location: Blackpool, FY4

Contract: Part-time (2 days or 4 days per week)

Start Date: ASAP

Are you passionate about giving children the best start in their educational journey? At our school, we place children firmly at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for dedicated individuals to join our EYFS team, providing vital 1:1 support to help our pupils thrive.

We have two 1:1 support positions available within our Early Years setting. We are flexible in how we fill these roles and welcome applications for either:

Two individuals working 2 days per week each.OR

One individual working 4 days per week.

The specific support schedules are:

Child 1: Support required on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Child 2: Support required on Thursdays and Fridays.

Key Responsibilities & Skills

We are looking for a practitioner who understands that Early Years is about more than just supervision-it's about facilitating growth. You will be expected to:

Support Continuous Provision: Actively engage with children within the indoor and outdoor environments, using your presence to spark interest and extend their play into meaningful learning opportunities.
Nurture Development: Provide a warm, secure, and nurturing presence that allows children with individual needs to feel safe, confident, and ready to learn.
Creative Learning: Use your imagination to adapt activities on the fly, ensuring that the "state-of-the-art" facilities we offer are used to their full potential to inspire curiosity.
Individual Progress: Work closely with the class teacher to monitor the development of your 1:1 child, ensuring they are mastering the basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics through a blend of targeted support and creative play.

Ideally, you will have:

Qualifications: Level 2 or Level 3 EYFS qualification.
EYFS Expertise: A deep understanding of the EYFS framework and how to support individual learning journeys within a busy classroom.
Enthusiasm: A genuine passion for child-led learning and the ability to turn a simple moment into a "lightbulb" learning experience.
Values: A commitment to fostering caring, respectful, and tolerant learners who have an empathy for the world around them.Our Environment

You will be joining a school that prides itself on providing an exceptional learning environment. Their classrooms and outdoor play areas have been recently modernised and refurbished to offer a bright, stimulating space that is state-of-the-art in terms of technology, innovation, and comfort.

Benefits of working with Tradewind:

Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant
Virtual registration for a streamlined and efficient process.
Free access to 2,500 CPD courses and resources via The National College
Online time sheets for easy and quick submission
Top rates of pay, PAYE (no Umbrella companies)
Opportunity to experience a range of placements in schools local to you.
Flexible work to suit your schedule, with daily supply and long-term option.For more information please contact Kara on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

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