Early Years Practitioner

Millbrook Primary School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7LB

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,590.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4

Early Years Practitioner job summary

Millbrook Primary School is seeking to recruit an

Early Years Practitioner

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to join our Early Years team in Reception!

Are you patient and committed to providing the best for all children?

Are you a team player?

Do you enjoy the outdoors and getting messy?

Are you a good communicator with high expectations?

At Millbrook, we believe the early years journey (nursery and reception) is vitally important period of a child’s education and development. If active minds are nurtured in a safe and structured way, through a high-quality early years experience, children will be better prepared for the next stage of their education and ultimately, their later life.

We are seeking a full time (part-time of 4 days also considered) Early Years Practitioner to work in our Early Years team. Ideally, the successful applicant(s) will have experience of working with, and caring for, young children aged 2-5.

Role: Early Years Childcare Practitioner

You will need a keen interest in how young children learn; demonstrate good communication skills; the ability to work with parents and carers to encourage their involvement, and a flexible and responsive approach to working with families and colleagues.

Start date: Open (we reserve the right to appoint upon finding the right person)

Hours: Our core operating hours are 8:30am – 3:30pm. However, we can offer a degree of flexible working hours between 8.00am & 5.00pm. There is also the opportunity to condense more hours into less days. For example, undertaking 32.5 hrs week over four days as opposed to five (earlier start and later finish). Other combinations and working patterns possible.

Commitment to safeguarding

SAFER RECRUITMENT STATEMENT

Millbrook Primary School and The Vale Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

The Vale Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ communities.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Millbrook Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 482 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Millbrook Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/millbrook-primary-school-wantage

Millbrook Primary School

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