Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Practitioner

Green Park Village Primary Academy, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 6AX

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £27,694.00 Annually (FTE) NJC England & Wales, SCP 5-10, 37hours per week, 39 weeks per year (including Inset days). Actual annual salary is approx £21,931

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Practitioner job summary

Are you passionate about nurturing young minds and making a positive impact on children's lives? If so, Green Park Village Primary Academy have an exciting opportunity for you!

We are looking for individuals who are able promote the physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of every child within the Foundation Stage, actively demonstrating the core values of our school.

The successful candidate will work with colleagues in the new Nursery and create a stimulating, safe and caring learning and teaching environment.

Duties include:

• To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children place in the setting;

• To work as part of a team, providing an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn;

• To build and maintain strong partnerships, working with parents to ensure their child/children's needs are met.

What we are looking for

An excellent practitioner:

• Keen to work in a supportive school, with high expectations for all within it;

• Driven by a strong moral purpose that enables all children to have integrity and achieve their best;

• Passionate about creativity and and creating engaging, stimulating and purpose driven activities;

• Warm in character and easy to work with;
• Committed to teamwork, recognising that more can be achieved together than it is possible as an individual task;

• Calm, resilient with a positive, forward thinking mindset and approach;

• Keen to be challenged in order to become the best you can be;

• Highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, holding the strong expectation that all staff share this commitment also.

This is a chance to be part of something exciting and fulfilling, being part of creating a truly special setting for our first cohort of children and ongoing.

For further information about the role come and visit our school! To book your visit or for an informal discussion with Early Years Lead, Manassiah Boye, please contact the school office. School visits are encouraged but are by appointment only.

Why Work with REAch2 Academy Trust?

Join REAch2 Academy Trust, one of the UK's largest primary academy trusts, with a mission to unlock the potential of every child, regardless of their background. Here’s why joining our team can be an exciting and fulfilling career choice:

• Excellence & Development: We prioritise high standards and offer extensive professional development and career growth opportunities.

• Supportive & Collaborative: Be part of a strong, collaborative community of over 60 schools where every voice is valued, and best practices are shared.

• Well-being Focus: We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer robust well-being support for all staff.

• Diversity & Inclusion: We celebrate diversity and believe that varied perspectives strengthen our schools.

• Innovation & Impact: Bring creativity to the classroom and make a real difference in children’s lives.

• Making a difference: Working with REAch2 means contributing to something bigger than yourself. You’ll be helping to shape the lives of young learners, making a meaningful impact on communities and future generations.

Join us to grow your career, collaborate with passionate educators, and make a lasting impact on future generations.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support your career and well-being:

• Generous Annual Leave: Healthy work-life balance.

• Professional Development: Access diverse CPD and training opportunities to grow your skills.

• Flexible & Family-Friendly: We are committed to supporting flexible working.

• Exclusive Discounts: Benefit from Blue Light Card offers and employee perks.

• Well-being Support: Receive comprehensive well-being and employee assistance for you and your family.

Join REAch2 for a rewarding career with great benefits!

Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Data Protection 

At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.  

We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children's Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.

For more information about our safer recruitment processes, please click here for our Safer Recruitment Policy.

All information is stored securely, and any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system six months after the decision has been communicated, in accordance with our information and records retention policy. 

The Trust ensures all applicant data is stored and processed appropriately. For further details on how your information will be managed during the recruitment process please refer to our Privacy Notice for Job Applications.  

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

The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS with Child’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

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 Green Park Village Primary Academy

• School type: Free Schools, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 207 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Green Park Village Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/green-park-village-primary-academy

Green Park Village Primary Academy is a new primary school built in a new housing development in Reading, Green Park Village, which opened in September 2020 in its permanent school building. In September 2023, the academy will have Reception to Year Three cohorts. The school will grow to be full two-form primary, with space to open a Nursery provision for pre-school children. The school serves a diverse community of families both local and from across Reading.
The academy has a small, passionate and committed team, working hard together to take us to the next level in our journey towards exceptional futures for all of our children. There is no doubt about it, setting Green Park Village Primary Academy up on its next phase will take vision, dedication and hard work, but being part of that exciting and rare journey will be very rewarding to see the academy continue to take shape over the next few years. To see more information about the school please visit our website www.greenparkvillageacademy.org

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