Early Years Practitioner

Dovery Academy, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3AG

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Ideally 30.11.26

• Closing date

  11 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,398.00 Annually (Actual) Including 5 paid Inset days

Early Years Practitioner job summary

Dovery Academy is a friendly, caring and lively community where children are enthusiastic learners, well-motivated and encouraged to think for themselves. We have an amazing and dedicated school team, with highly engaged parents and a fully supportive Governing Body. We are looking for someone who shares our passion and love of learning to join our team.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a Level 3 Childcare qualification
• Have the highest ambitions for our pupils, the school and yourself
• Have a passion for Early years and understand the importance of early education
• Be happy to lead and support small groups of pupils independently
  
• Deliver and assist with planning external interventions
  
• Have excellent Numeracy and ICT skills and demonstrate an exemplary standard of written and spoken English
  
• Have a commitment to professional development and further training
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team
• Be organised, flexible, collaborative and resilient, and prepared to tackle any challenges that arise
• Have a calm and professional manner
• Be able to form nurturing and positive relationships with all children

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 Dovery Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 191 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Dovery Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dovery-down-lower-school-leighton-buzzard

Dovery Academy is part of the Knowledge Schools Trust. At DA we are committed to developing pupils who are inquisitive, inclusive and inspired by their learning journey through our village school setting.

Our vision for all of our pupils embodies our three values (inquisitive, inclusive, inspired), as we strive to involve the school community in ensuring that all of our pupils leave Edlesborough Primary Academy as individuals who can make a positive difference to the world.

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