Early Years Practitioner
Monkspath Junior and Infant School, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4EH12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
13 April 2026
Closing date
23 February 2026 at 9am
Date listed
10 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 38 hours per week. Term Time Only Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (7.30am-6.00pm, 1 hour lunch break)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Summer Term 2026
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26824 - £29540 pro rata FTE (actual salary £23512-£25892)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Due to increased pupil numbers, we are looking to recruit an exceptional Early Years Practitioner to join our Monkeys Childcare team. This role involves working with our youngest children, aged 2–4 years old, and supporting us in providing a warm, nurturing and stimulating early years environment.
We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic practitioner who can support high‑quality childcare and early education, and who shares our commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and working in strong partnership with families.
We are looking for someone who can:
- Assist children with settling into routines and confidently support their wellbeing and development.
- Act as a Key Worker for designated children, building strong, positive relationships with them and their families.
- Plan, prepare, evaluate and adapt learning experiences in line with the EYFS and children’s needs.
- Regularly observe and assess children’s progress and use this to inform next steps.
- Promote positive behaviour, values and attitudes, following established policies.
- Create and maintain a safe, stimulating learning environment — setting up, clearing away and ensuring equipment is safe.
- Work collaboratively as part of a professional, motivated team and communicate well with children, parents and colleagues.
- Show flexibility, creativity and a commitment to delivering outstanding childcare.
- Undertake duties that contribute to the effective running of the provision.
Essential qualifications and experience include:
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Early Years/Childcare.
- Recent safeguarding training; willingness to obtain Paediatric First Aid quickly if not already held.
- Experience working in an Early Years setting, with understanding of the EYFS and child development.
- Experience supporting children with SEND.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to form positive, professional relationships with families.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to maintain accurate records.
Safeguarding
Monkspath Junior and Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an online check, enhanced DBS checks, references and satisfactory pre-employment checks.
For further details about the school can also be found on our website: www.monkspath.solihull.sch.uk
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- An inclusive environment where every person is valued;
- Enthusiastic, curious children who love to learn;
- A positive, vibrant and hardworking staff team;
- Supportive parents and governors;
- Good training and professional development opportunities.
- The opportunity to make a genuine difference every single day.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
All roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, satisfactory references and online check.
Please note we do not accept CVs.
Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Monkspath Junior and Infant School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 725 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Monkspath Junior and Infant School website
- Email address
- office@monkspath.solihull.sch.uk
At Monkspath, our vision is clear: Learning and growing together to be the best that we can be. We are a large, vibrant school with over 700 pupils aged 2–11, and a highly experienced, well-established staff team. We believe that exceptional relationships – with our children, our staff, our families, and the wider community – are the bedrock of all we do. These strong, positive connections underpin our inclusive ethos, high expectations, and unwavering commitment to the wellbeing and achievement of every pupil. Our children are enthusiastic, polite, and eager to learn, and our staff team is collaborative, caring, and dedicated to making a difference.
Our school values underpin all that we do in school. Our values are the foundation for how we work together, how we support children’s development and progress in all areas of the curriculum, and how we nurture relationships and personal development.
We aspire great things for our children and promote excellence, not only in core subjects but also through a wide range of rich experiences which enhance learning in the National Curriculum and beyond. We make learning fun, stimulating, challenging and hugely rewarding.
Our school is a caring and diverse community where we foster inner confidence and a strong sense of self-worth. Frequent praise from our families and receiving secondary schools tells us how well equipped our children are, both academically and socially, to make the very best of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. We are extremely impressed by our children as they go through school and move on in life, and we follow their progress with great interest.
We expect kind, responsible behaviour of all our children and this, coupled with academic rigour, makes for a happy, thriving, successful and vibrant school.
Arranging a visit to Monkspath Junior and Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@monkspath.solihull.sch.uk.
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