Early Years Practitioner

Lympsham Church of England Academy, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS24 0EW

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 25.5 hours term time only worked flexibly between 7.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday. Additional hours available in school holidays to help cover our holiday club (optional)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027 and £24,404 based on point 15 grade 3
• Pay scale: Grade 15 point 3-4

What skills and experience we're looking for

Candidates will need to demonstrate:

• Confident, caring and friendly

• Excellent communication skills, competently liaising with parents and other professionals

• Flexibility, teamwork, and supportive of other practitioners in the setting

• Commitment to maintaining a safe, secure and nurturing environment

• Good working knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and framework

• Commitment to promoting the ethos and values of the school and getting the best

outcomes for all children

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer:

• Lympsham CofE Academy is a small rural school, set in an idyllic location. We are committed

to providing the very best opportunities for its children and staff and as part of the Wessex

Learning Trust we are proud to provide the full support of dedicated, committed staff in our

schools and the wider Trust

• Recognition and belonging – we value our staff and the contribution they make. We seek to

create a sense of belonging at the school at the school and wider trust, with each school

having both its own identity and a strong link to the centre

• A commitment to offering excellent continued professional development opportunities

• Staff benefits including a subsidised leisure centre membership, cycle to work scheme and

generous pension contributions

• A staff assistance programme with specialist provider, who provide a 24/7 free phone

helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee in the Wessex family

• Exciting opportunities as part of a growing, forward-thinking multi-academy Trust

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

All children and young people will have the same protection regardless of age, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, sexual orientation, or identity. We are committed to anti-discriminatory practice and recognise the additional needs of children from minority ethnic groups and disabled children and the barriers they may face, especially around
communication.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Lympsham Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 135 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lympsham Church of England Academy website
• Email address: Office@lympshamcofeacademy.co.uk
• Phone number: 01934750473
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lympsham-church-of-england-academy

Lympsham CofE Academy is situated in an idyllic rural setting and in the heart of the wider Lympsham community. We are “ A Christian Community with Children at its heart” and aim to provide children with an education of the highest quality, within a happy, safe and healthy environment.

Our School has an inclusive ethos which is underpinned by excellent teaching, care, guidance and support. We are extremely proud of all the children at our Academy and Preschool, their achievements and the successes of the School.

Arranging a visit to Lympsham Church of England Academy

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

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