Early Years Practitioner

Holden Lane Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 6JS

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 November 2026

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.50 Hours Per Week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £20,955 to £22,697

What skills and experience we're looking for

Principal: Mrs C Jones | Required: November 2026 | Early Years Practitioner| Term Time | Permanent | 32.50 hours per week | Level 5, Actual Salary £20,955 to £22,697

Holden Lane Academy are looking to appoint a dynamic, passionate, and driven Early Years Practitioner with responsibility for supporting children’s social, emotional, physical and educational development to join the committed and hard-working teaching team at Holden Lane Academy. The successful candidate will have the strongest commitment and passion to continue to drive the success of the Academy forward and will be a very motivated team player in a highly effective staffing team.

What the school offers its staff

The Trust offers a benefits package which includes a local government pension scheme, Staffordshire Pension Fund, discounted gym membership for on-site gyms and a 25% discount at Nuffield Health Stoke Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, free on-site parking, subsidised meals and a Cyclescheme. We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme through Life and Progress including counselling services to ensure that our staff are looked after and supported.

Alpha Academies Trusts are committed to staff development, and all staff are encouraged to be members of the Chartered College of Teaching. This is financed by the Trust, and colleagues are encouraged to access their resources and embark upon their qualifications.

For all successful applicants the Alpha Academies Trust will support with the option to further your career by progressing or swapping to become an associate teacher on the appropriate pathway to teaching. This can be discussed at interview or at any time during your employment with Alpha.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Holden Lane Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 222 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Holden Lane Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@alphaacademiestrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 01782882100
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holden-lane-academy

Arranging a visit to Holden Lane Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@alphaacademiestrust.co.uk.

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Stoke On Trent and Staffordshire and Stoke