Early Years Teaching Assistant - Hillfields Nursery School

Hillfields Nursery School is in the heart of Coventry. We offer a caring and supportive environment to all our community.

Staff, governors and children are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and passionate Early Years Teaching Assistant to join our team, who is experienced working within early years. It will be to work across both class teams to support time for staff release and illnesses.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of the nursery age range 2 years to 4 year and inclusive practice. We use Makaton, Shared Sustained Thinking and have a big focus using the full learning area, indoors and outdoors to offer a full Early Years Curriculum.

What is the job role?

Hillfields Nursery School is a maintained Nursery School.

Our vision and mission link together to ensure we support our community to learn and achieve.

We uphold high expectations to enable our children to achieve their highest potential.

From September 2026, we are seeking to appoint an Early Years

Teaching Assistant who is passionate about meeting children’s individual needs, learning through play outdoors and indoors and who is able to take on new skills to work with a wide range of needs as we have a high level of special educational needs identified.

Your qualification must meet the requirements of the Governments Early Years qualification checker and if you have qualified since June 2016, you must hold a valid Paediatric First Aid certificate for it to be valid.

Who are we looking for?

Closing date: 15th April 2026

Interview Date: 22nd April 2026

Please apply using the online application form ensuring you outline your skills, abilities, and experience in line with the key areas on the advert and Job Description and Person Specification.

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented, we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply.  This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.  

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre-employment clearances, and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Coventry City Council

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