EYFS Teaching and Learning Support Assistant

Temporary for 1 year in the first instance with a view to extend. Hours: 33.75 hours (to be worked flexibly between 8:00am and 3:30pm in the first instance, with the potential to between the hours of 8:00am to 5:30pm in the future.) Are you a talented support assistant looking for a new challenge? The Governors and Leaders at Maltby Lilly Hall Academy are seeking to appoint a highly organised and committed individual to support and promote pupil progress and welfare. The successful candidate will be based in our new Early Years Centre, a state-of-the-art facility which opened in Sept 2025. Maltby Lilly Hall Academy is a highly effective school with a strong community reputation. The school is ambitious and highly aspirational for both its pupils and its staff. Judged as being ‘strong standard’ in five areas and ‘expected standard’ in two, the school aims to build on its progress and be recognised as a leading school in the local area - we would like you to be part of this journey. The Academy is part of the ‘Maltby Learning Trust’, a successful and highly collaborative partnership of local schools committed to raising the educational ambitions of the community in which it sits. The successful candidate should demonstrate they are able:- • To work under the guidance of teaching staff and senior Early Years practitioners to support the care and education of young children. • To contribute to play-based learning experiences and care routines that promote children’s development, independence, and well-being. • To support individual and small group activities both indoors and outdoors, helping children to access and engage in the Early Years curriculum. Key areas of responsibility include: • Build positive relationships with children, acting as a caring role model and responding to individual needs. • Work with all staff to create and maintain a safe, stimulating and nurturing learning environment. • To use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/expe