Early Years Practitioner - Southcote Primary School

Southcote Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3EJ

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  7 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, term time: Start date: September 2024 - 36.25 Hours per week, Term time plus INSET days.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £19,715 to £21,795 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

Start date: September 2024 - 36.25 Hours per week, Term time plus INSET days.

Katesgrove and Southcote are both Schools Direct Training Schools and are very supportive of staff wishing to develop future Teaching careers through this programme

Our friendly schools are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated Early Years Practitioner to assist teaching staff in the classroom at each school. We have a lovely, hardworking team of staff and delightful pupils who deserve the best people working with them.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a good working knowledge of the EYFS curriculum / practices and supporting children’s learning and development
• Contribute to assessment, planning and behaviour management
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills with team members and parents
• Be qualified to at least NVQ Level 3 with previous experience of working with young children and parents
• Be able to work as a key worker for a group of children

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged.

What the school offers its staff

Application packs can be downloaded from the school website - www.southcoteprimary.co.uk

Contact the school for more details - admin@southcote.reading.sch.uk

Applications considered on receipt and successful applicants will be invited for interview.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check, appropriate references and health clearance.

The Kennet Federation aspires to be an actively anti-racist organisation. We recognise our aspiration as ongoing, involving collective commitment and accountability. We welcome employees who are committed to and will actively contribute to our efforts to celebrate our cultural diversity and be resolute in advancing inclusion and equity. We encourage candidates who share our ambition to apply, and we welcome applications from those with protected characteristics

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

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Apply for the job by following the link below

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Early Years Practitioner - Job Description.pdf - 214 KB (opens in new tab)

About Southcote Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 585 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Southcote Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: federationhr@katesgrove.reading.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southcote-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Southcote Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email federationhr@katesgrove.reading.sch.uk.

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