10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    13 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    2 November 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£18,582.00 Annually (Actual) BEX04 (NJC 4) OR BEX05 (NJC 5)

Early Years Practitioner Level 2 OR Level 3 job summary

Post Title : Early Years Practitioner Level 2 or Level 3
School: Upland's Little Explorers (part of Upland Primary School)
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Hours: 27.5 hours per week 9am-3pm Monday-Friday with 1/2 hour lunch (term time only)
Working Weeks: 38 weeks per year
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 15:00
Grade: BEX04 NJC 4
Actual Salary: £18,582 Actual (£29,025 FTE)
Position Start Date: As soon as possible
Advert Closing Date: 13th November 2026
Interview Date: 16th November 2026

Upland’s Little Explorers, a brand-new term-time only preschool that opened in September 2025, is seeking to recruitment a Level 2 OR Level 3 Early Years Practitioner to join the team.

At Upland’s Little Explorers, we are innovative, forward-thinking, and ambitious for excellence in early years education. Our brand new internal and external environment is designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning in every child.

Join us on this exciting journey as we open our doors to the next generation of little explorers!

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide consistent, responsive care to very young children.
  • Undertake personal care tasks.
  • Contribute to the development of a high-quality learning environment.
  • Liaise closely with parents and carers to inform them of their child's progress.
  • Assist with daily routines including mealtimes and transition between activities.
  • Ensure that all safeguarding and health and safety policies are followed.

We are looking for someone who

  • Has a Level 2 OR Level 3, full and relevant, qualifications
  • Enjoys working with children
  • Communicates well children and adults.
  • Has experience of working in a pre-school.

    We offer

    • A welcoming and supportive school community
    • Opportunities for professional development and training
    • Term-time working in a positive environment

    For further information about Upland school, please visit www.upland.bexley.sch.uk

    Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

    For an informal discussion about the role please contact the school office on 0208 303 2175.

    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.

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    About Upland Primary School

    Organisation type
    Academy, ages 0 to 11
    Education phase
    Primary school
    Size
    444 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    Not given
    Ofsted report
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    School location

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