EYFS Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Prince Bishops Community Primary School (Lingfield Education Trust)
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Please see advert text
Advert Start Date:
01/10/2026
Advert End Date:
14/10/2026 23:59
Salary:
SCP 3 £21,376 – actual salary
Job Category:
Schools - Teaching Assistant
Employment Location:
Bishop Auckland
Further Information
Prince Bishops Primary School
EYFS Teaching Assistant Level 3
Pay Scale: SCP 3 £21,376 – actual salary
Contract: 35 hours term time only
Required: 2nd November 2026 –30th June 2027
Fixed term maternity cover
Telephone 01388 451 278
We are seeking to appoint a suitability qualified, enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistant to join our Early Years. The candidate will demonstrate and promote our core values of honesty, ambition, responsibility and kindness.
The successful applicant must demonstrate:
- Experience of working with children in EYFS
- Understanding of supporting the learning of children with additional needs
- Excellent communication and team working skills
- Excellent organisational skills
The successful candidate will be working with pupils within EYFS therefore must have a ‘full and relevant’ Early Years qualification. You will be supporting our two-year-old pupils on either a 1:1, group or within the class setting, improving the quality of learning for all.
If this sounds like you and a role that you would enjoy, please look carefully at the following materials and complete the application form.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance (certificate of disclosure form from the Disclosure and Barring Service). Pre-employment checks including an online and social media search (KCSIE) will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.
The post will be based in Prince Bishops Primary School however, the Trust reserves the right to require you to work at other schools within the Trust. As part of Lingfield Education Trust, there are exciting opportunities to work across the Trust and for career progression.
Application packs are available with this advert. All completed application packs must be returned directly to the school via email to admin@princebishops.lingfieldtrust.org.uk
Closing date: 14th October 2026
Interview date: 19th or 22nd October 2026