Early Year Practitioner

Fairfields Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK11 4BA

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  31 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,711.00 Annually (FTE) Salary will be pro rata depending on hours

Early Year Practitioner job summary

Our vision is for Fairfields to become the ‘beating heart of our community’ changing and adapting as our extended family grows; transforming individual dreams and aspirations into collaborative goals as we journey together toward excellence.”

EARLY YEAR PRACTITIONERS REQUIRED TO JOIN OUR FAIRFIELDS FAMILY

OPPOURTUNITYS FOR FULL AND PART TIME HOURS

PAY GRADE E FTE £27,711

Salary pro rata depending on hours

Working weeks 39

2.5 days a week

Wednesday 12:15 - 4pm

Thursday & Friday 8am - 4pm

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed “Early Year Practitioners” to join our early years provision

The ideal candidate will;

Have an inclusive ethos with high expectations and aspirations for all the pupils they work with.

Demonstrate a calm and relaxed manner.

Be able to communicate effectively with other professionals and parents.

Work collaboratively with others to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children in their care.

Must have minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Early Years and childcare or equivalent

Be flexible, reliable and reflective.

Show good organisational skills and the ability to work on own initiative.

Be consistent in expectations of behaviours and learning.

Have GCSE English & Maths (or equivalent) – and be willing to learn!

If you can offer all of this, then we would like to hear from you!

Come and join a school that likes to think differently

We don’t aim to be outstanding – we aim to be World Class.

Fairfields Primary School is proud to be part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning family of schools who inspire all our futures through leaning together. At Inspiring Futures, we are never alone. We know we are stronger together – one united family striving for excellence for all, in everything we do.

We strongly advise you to visit our wonderful school. Please call the school office to arrange a tour.

Fairfields Primary School is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All vacancies are subject to enhanced DBS disclosures. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so

do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in

order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring

the futures of us all through learning together

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 Fairfields Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 574 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fairfields Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fairfields-primary-school-milton-keynes

Fairfields Primary School prides itself on being the beating heart of the Fairfields community. Our vision, since opening our doors in September 2017, has been to provide children with the very best learning experiences and opportunities to grow as confident and resilient individuals.

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