Early Years & Childcare Practitioner

Gunthorpe Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7YP

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) £17862 to £19347 pro-rata, £13.69 to £14.82 per hour

Early Years & Childcare Practitioner job summary

Are you passionate about early years education and supporting children’s development? Join our friendly and inclusive team at Soke Education Trust as a Childcare Practitioner. You’ll play a vital role in delivering high-quality care and education for children in our setting. This is a varied role, covering the EYFS curriculum, acting as a key person for a small group of children, and supervising both breakfast and after-school club sessions. You’ll help create a safe, stimulating, and supportive environment where every child can thrive.

Within this role you will work 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09.00 to 15.30 term time only 38 weeks per academic year.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

As our new Early Years & Childcare Practitioner, you will be responsible for:

• Planning and delivering EYFS curriculum activities
• Supporting children’s learning and conducting regular observations and assessments
• Acting as a key person to nominated children, tracking progress and building strong relationships with families
• Escorting children to the out of school club
• Ensuring all safeguarding, health & safety, and dietary requirements are met

You’ll be supported in your professional development and have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our children and families.

Why work with us:

We believe that we will only recruit and retain the best colleagues if we are committed to investing in your career. As a partner school of Soke Education Trust, you will have access to support from within the trust and from external partners and be part of our Safeguarding Network team . We are committed to supporting your continuous professional development, your wellbeing and work life balance. You will have access to our EAP scheme, our Wider Wallet benefit package and a local government pension scheme.

Next Steps

To find out more about the role and to view the school, please contact our HR team email: hr@sokeeducationtrust.co.uk. Our Trust and School website provide more information, visit gunthorpeprimary.org.uk.

We reserve the right to close the applications early if a suitable candidate is found.

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. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and medical questionnaire. We look forward to welcoming you to Gunthorpe Primary School.

Soke Education Trust is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We’ll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

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.

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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 Gunthorpe Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 341 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gunthorpe Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gunthorpe-primary-school-peterborough

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