Childcare and Education Assistant

Battling Brook Primary School, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0EX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £21,052.00 - £21,385.00 Annually (Actual)

Childcare and Education Assistant job summary

We do what’s right for the children in our context, no matter their background. If you have a strong commitment to becoming part of team delivering high standards of teaching and learning in EYFS, then we would love to hear from you.

The ideal person will:

• Have previous experience working within an early years/preschool setting
• Confident in Early Years Excellence
• Be a positive and supportive team player
• Have a genuine passion for working with young children and understand what a privilege it is to be part of their early years journey
• Show good initiative and be confident working independently when needed
• Have a caring, nurturing and patient nature
• Love supporting children to learn, develop and reach their full potential
• Help create a safe, secure and welcoming environment where every child feels valued, loved and confident
• Be enthusiastic, reliable and committed to providing high-quality care and learning experiences

This is more than just a job.
It’s an opportunity to make a real difference during some of the most important years of a child’s life — helping them build confidence, develop new skills and discover the world around them.

If you are someone who cares deeply about children, enjoys being part of a team and wants to make every day count, we would love to hear from you!

Visits to site are welcomed.

For safer recruitment purposes we will only accept fully completed application forms. CVs and resumes will not be considered. Strong applications may be considered upon receipt and before the closing date.

Safeguarding Statement

Battling Brook Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS with barred list check, and a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Social Media Checks

As part of the shortlisting process, in line with measures identified in statutory guidance relating to safeguarding practice, the Trust will conduct searches on candidates selected for interview, through a third party, on social media in order to identify anything that could give rise to a safeguarding concern in what has been said or done online. Only information relevant to safeguarding concerns obtained from the search will be passed over for consideration during the recruitment process.

Diversity Statement

As an equal opportunities employer, the Learning without Limits Academy Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Battling Brook Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 602 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Battling Brook Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/battling-brook-primary-school

A rural 3 form entry Primary School with 610 pupils on roll (01/06/2019)

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