EYFS Teaching Assistant

Wetherby Kensington are currently looking for career minded and enthusiastic early years teaching assistant to join our team from September 2017. 

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic and confident and will be able to support and inspire children to foster their enthusiasm for learning. They will also have the skills and maturity required to take on the teaching assistant’s duties and responsibilities.

A degree qualification or teaching qualification would be preferable for this role. This post would suit a graduate looking for school based experience before furthering their career.

Wetherby Kensington will be a two form, non-selective, pre-preparatory school for boys from Reception to Year 3. It will follow exactly the same curriculum and share the same values and ethos as Wetherby School and will be an integral part of the Wetherby Group of schools. Boys at Wetherby Kensington will receive very high levels of academic education and pastoral care. Wetherby Kensington is part of the Alpha Plus Group of schools, which is one of the country's leading educational groups.

Wetherby Kensington is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance along with other relevant pre-employment checks. 

The Alpha Plus Group has its own salary scale, which is above the Central London Maintained Scale. A salary at the appropriate point on the Teachers’ Scale will be offered to the successful candidate and will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Please apply in confidence by completing the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form found on the TES website, the Guardian jobs website and the Alpha Plus Group website. Also available on these websites is a copy of the job description and person specification. 

Please send these documents and a covering letter marked for the attention of Miss Helen Milnes to: learn@wetherbyschool.co.uk or post to: Miss Helen Milnes, Wetherby School, 11 Pembridge Square, London. W2 4ED. 

Only those candidates who have been shortlisted will be responded to. Closing date for applications is Monday 24th April 2017.