Early Years Practitioner

**Salary**

NJC Outer London

**Contractual hours**

32

**Basis**

Part Time

**Job type**

Support Staff - Educational

**Location**

Carshalton

**Job category**

Teaching Assistant

**Date posted**

30/06/2025

**Job reference**

GST-R1305

We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic Early Years Practitioner to join our existing team. Visits to the school are warmly encouraged, please telephone 020 8644 5665 to make an appointment.

You will need:

- An NVQ3 or equivalent in early years and experience of working with Reception aged children.
- Able to communicate effectively and engage with all children and their families and carers, staff and other agency representatives both orally, in person and in writing.
- Able to observe children’s behaviour, play and learning, understand its context and record observations in an appropriate and non-judgemental manner.
- Able to support children with a developmental difficulty or disability and understand that their families and carers will also need support as well.
- Ability to understand how young children develop and the ability to interact with children to support the development of their ability to think and learn.
- Ability to work as part of a team and participate in supervision, appraisal and training as required.

Main responsibilities (please see job description for other responsibilities):

- To plan and lead on a range of play and learning activities to ensure the delivery of learning intentions in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
- To ensure that the Foundation Stage environment, inside and outside, is kept safe, tidy and stimulating at all times and that resources are cared for appropriately.
- To provide supervision of the children in the playground, dining hall and classroom as required, encouraging purposeful play and social skills activities.
- To establish good working relationships with all members of the school team, parents and outside support agencies.
- To ensure all children are kept protected and safe through the use of recognised safeguarding guidelines and that children are referred to other agencies as required.

**Why join Tweeddale Primary School and Greenshaw Learning Trust?**

Tweeddale Primary School is a thriving, well-resourced 2 form entry school, with a purpose-built wing for our Nursery and Reception classes. At Tweeddale, we have six core values that form the word ‘Aspire’:

- Ambitious children who want to achieve
- Safe children who demonstrate self-control
- Positive children who persevere
- An inclusive school that will inspire everybody
- Respectful children who will become responsible adults
- Enthusiastic children who are always engaged

Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are _‘Always Learning’_.

To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our jobs portal.

**We offer our staff a range of benefits including**:

- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation

Please download the recruitment pack for further information.

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.

Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.