Tremorfa Nursery School
Post Title: Senior Teaching Assistant
Post ref number: ED50293636
Contract: Part time, Temporary (1 year)
Salary: Grade 5 SCP 11-19 (£27,269- £31,067) Pro Rata
Hours: 16.5 hours a week, term time only
Start date 28th April 2025
End date 30th April 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our excellent early years team at Tremorfa Nursery School.
If you are a dynamic, enthusiastic and hard-working team player, then you will fit in well with the community at Tremorfa Nursery School.
We are looking to appoint an early years practitioner who is well versed in child development and who is committed to the principles of play based practice. We would love hear from you, if you are able to:
● Nurture and support children in all areas of development
● Support children and families in a holistic approach
● Apply a secure understanding of child observation and child centred practice
● Work well as part of an established team within a busy nursery environment
Under the Education (Wales) Act 2014, all School Learning Support Workers must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC).
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.
Please download or print off the application form by selecting the “Apply Now” button.
Application forms should be completed in full and returned to the school by email for the attention of The Headteacher, Samantha Jones, before the closing date.
Closing date: Wednesday 9th April 2025 at 12 noon
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:
• aged under 25;
• not in employment, education or training;
• from our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities;
• ability to communicate fluently in Welsh.