Childcare Assistant

St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 8QL

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  8 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) £4,202 - £4,405 Actual

Childcare Assistant job summary

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy

Childcare Assistant

Based at St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School, Windrush Close, Solihull, B92 8QL
for a minimum of one year

Permanent Contract

Term time only

Band B - 7.5 hours per week (FTE £24,796 to £25,583)

(£4,202 - £4,405 Pro rata per annum)

Before school Club: 7.30am - 09.00am Monday to Friday

Start Date: October 2025

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company (“the MAC”) was formed in April 2021 and comprises of 12 Catholic Primary Schools and 2 Catholic Secondary School across the Birmingham, Solihull, and Warwickshire areas.

St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School is one of 12 Catholic Primary School’s that are, part of Our Lady and All Saints MAC. It is a welcoming school where all staff work tirelessly and care hugely for our wonderful, well-behaved children. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic childcare assistant to join our school before and after school club known as Jigsaws at St Andrew’s School.

We can offer:

• A successful school and nursery environment with a Catholic ethos.
• The opportunity to work with a vibrant and pro-active team.
• A great working environment with happy children and happy staff.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a NVQ Level 3 or equivalent childcare qualification
• Believe in child-centered learning and have high expectations of yourself and the children.
• Understand the importance of care and guidance within this role.
• Know how to have fun with young children.
• Are willing to participate fully in school life at our busy, happy school.
• Be committed to promoting the Catholic ethos of our school. Protected posts will be required to be a Practising Catholic.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged, to arrange a visit please contact the school office on 0121 743 5675 or email us at office@st-andrews.solihull.sch.uk

Closing date for applications: 25th September 2025 - midnight

*Interview Date: TBC

For further information regarding this post, please contact school office Mrs R Speakman (Office Manager) on Tel: 0121 743 5675 or through the school office email on office@standrews.solihull.sch.uk

To apply, please visit: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/148086/EDV-2025-SACPS-46154

Alternatively, to receive a copy of the application form and supporting documents, please email recruitment@olaas.co.uk, stating which vacancy you are interested in.

St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including two suitable references, evidence of Right to Work, Medical Clearance and where applicable a prohibition check and evidence of qualifications. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

*Please note the MAC reserve the right to change this date.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Therefore, should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

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 St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 222 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Andrew's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-andrew-s-catholic-primary-school-solihull

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