Childcare Worker

St John's Church of England Primary School, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7TP

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible once necessary safeguarding checks are completed

• Closing date

  29 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404.00 - £24,789.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 4 SCP 4-5 £11,346 - £11,525 actual Fixed Term to 31st August 2025

Childcare Worker job summary

Childcare Assistant for Nursery and Pre-school team

Fixed term contract to 31st August 2025

Grade 4 SCP 4-5 (£24,404 -£24,789 pro-rata)

£11,346 - £11,525 actual

20 hours per week term time only with the requirement to do 20 hours of inset training days.

Due to rising numbers we are seeking to appoint a Childcare Assistant to join our successful and hardworking nursery and Pre-school team, to include cover over the lunchtime period. Working on a Fixed term contract to end on 31st August 2025 for 20 hours per week. Duties would be Term time only with a start date as soon as possible.

St John’s is grounded in our church school ethos and everyone in our school community is encouraged to embrace our vision and values. We believe that children can do their best if they feel that they belong, are valued, listened to and understood. OFSTED recognised our EYFS provision to be outstanding earlier this year.

Applicants should be able to support the aims of a Christian school with strong church links. St John’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and equal opportunities in employment and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

Working hours

Monday - Friday 11.30am – 3.30pm Total 20 Hours

Flexibility to cover some extra hours in the nursery on a casual basis for busy times or staff absences would be an advantage This would be on an ad hoc basis and at mutually agreed times.

If you are interested in this position and would like to have a more detailed conversation before making the decision to apply for the post, please give us a call and we will be happy to help you with as much detail as possible to support this process.

When you have enough information to make your decision to apply, please complete all sections of the application form. CVs will not be accepted.

All applicants will be notified of the shortlisting decisions by email. References for shortlisted candidates will be requested before interviews. 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants will be subject to a number of checks including the Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

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 are not accepted.

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.

About St John's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 234 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St John's Church of England Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-church-of-england-primary-school-weymouth (opens in new tab)

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