Childcare Assistant

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

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  26 September 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 October 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-24602

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.

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 references and other satisfactory preemployment checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act1974, 2013 and 2020.

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

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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