Early Years Practitioner

Hillside Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 4HQ

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 September 2024

• Closing date

  12 July 2024 at 10am

• Date listed

  4 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,500.00 - £23,893.00 Annually (FTE)

Early Years Practitioner job summary

Early Years Practitioner (EYP) required from 4 September 2024

28 hours per week - 8.40am-3.15pm Monday to Friday, with one hour lunch, Term Time Only

Pro rata payable SCP 5 £14,839 per annum

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated Early Years Practitioner (EYP), to join our Early Years Team.

As an EYP, you will need knowledge of the Early Years Curriculum and understanding of how children learn and develop. Knowledge of Read, Write Inc Phonics would be beneficial, however not essential. We are looking for someone who can work as part of our great team, is flexible and a good listener.

The role of the EYP is to assist the Teachers in delivering the best quality Early Years Education, to ensure all children are happy, safe and achieving their goals. Alongside this, your role would be to help create inspirational environments for learning and exploring, whilst interacting effectively with children to encourage good communication and language skills

The ideal candidate will:

Be educated to a minimum GCSE level in Maths and English

Have an NVQ or other relevant qualification or experience in Early Years

Ideally have experience of working in a school environment

Have the ability to work under pressure

Have a flexible attitude towards their daily routine

Have a sense of humour and a ‘can-do’ attitude

This post offers the opportunity to join a team of passionate, hardworking and caring adults, who put the needs of the children first.

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.

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About Hillside Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 460 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hillside Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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