EYFS Teaching Assistant in Hexham

Teaching Assistant

Position Details:

• Permanent Contract
• Part Time
• 35 hours per week (7 hours per day)
• Term Time Only Band 4
• £26,403 – £28,142 FTE
• £20,931 – £22,310 pro rata

Sele First School is a large primary school with 389 children on roll. Nursery classes offer 39 places, and all other classes are organised by age into national curriculum groupings with three classes in each year group.

Our governors are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and hard‑working Early Years Teaching Assistant to join their successful team as soon as possible.

The successful candidate will be employed on a permanent contract, working 35 hours per week during term time. Working hours are 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch break.

Responsibilities include small‑group and one‑to‑one work that supports children’s individual needs. Experience managing challenging behaviour is desirable, and flexibility across the school is required. A good understanding of how early reading is taught and a foundation in Maths concepts would be supportive to this role.

A Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification is required.

We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for an interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered prior to the interview. Full details on protected convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Our Child Protection Policy and Employment of Ex‑Offenders Policy can be found at https://www.selefirst.org/Policies/.

Informal discussions or visits to the school prior to interview are encouraged. Please contact Karen Hepples, School Business Manager, to arrange a visit: Tel 01434602808.

Application forms can be downloaded from the school website: https://www.selefirst.org/Vacancies/. A curriculum vitae must accompany the application.

Completed applications should be returned directly to the school by post to Steph Milburn, Sele First School, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3QZ or by email to iobs@sele.northumberland.sch.uk.

Closing Date: 12:00 pm on Tuesday 27 January 2026

Interview Date: Week commencing 2 February 2026

Headteacher: Steph Milburn, Sele First School, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3QZ
e‑mail: admin@sele.northumberland.sch.uk
website: www.selefirst.org