Early Years Teaching Assistant in Dartford, Kent

Location: Dartford

Pay: £88 - £110 per day (via PAYE)

Are you passionate about supporting young learners and helping them develop in their early years? Vision for Education is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Early Years Teaching Assistant to join a primary school near Dartford. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for working with young children, to support their learning and development in a nurturing and inclusive environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the class teacher in delivering engaging and age-appropriate lessons to children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Support small groups and individual children with their learning, helping to foster a love of learning.
• Help with classroom management and create a safe, positive, and stimulating learning environment.
• Assist with the planning and preparation of learning resources and activities.
• Provide pastoral support, ensuring children feel supported, happy, and confident in their learning.
• Monitor children's progress and provide feedback to the teacher.
• Work with the wider school team, including other teaching assistants and staff members, to ensure the smooth running of the school day.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Experience working with young children, ideally within an Early Years setting.
• A relevant qualification such as a Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, or equivalent (desirable).
• A genuine passion for working with young children and a commitment to their development.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well as part of a team.
• A positive, proactive attitude and a willingness to learn.
• Enhanced DBS check or willingness to undergo one.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: Have relevant experience of working with children, young people or vulnerable adults.

What Vision for Education offer:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply:

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call the Kent team.