Early Years Practitioner - Within Nursery & Preschool

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4NJ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 Annually (FTE)

Early Years Practitioner - Within Nursery & Preschool job summary

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Early Years Practitioner Level 3

BASED AT: St Christophers Academy Nursery

SALARY/GRADE RANGE: NJC Level 2 (FTE £24,413 £12.65 per hour)

REQUIRED: ASAP

RESPONSIBLE TO: Early Years Lead

HOURS: Monday to Friday 8:30-3:30pm

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Under the direction of the Manager/Nursery Lead, to work as a member of a team planning, providing and developing appropriate learning experiences for nursery children.

To provide general care and welfare to the pupils.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To participate in forward planning relating to general policy, organisation, and management.

To contribute to all areas of curriculum development.

To participate in and foster the learning experiences provided for pupils.

To participate in and help maintain behavioural programmes as appropriate.

To support individual pupils with specific programmes as identified by either the nursery manager or the team.

To be aware of and to value the pupils' language/communications styles and promote the effective use of verbal and non-verbal language.

To ease the pupils' transition from home to school, and to recognise the importance of creating positive links with parents in line with established school policy.

To contribute in a team situation to the orderly maintenance of the established daily routine.

To assist with the pupils' independence programmes eg toileting, personal hygiene, safety etc.

To contribute to the physical, social, emotional and intellectual wellbeing of all the pupils.

To assist in recreational activities which may be necessary as part of the care and education of pupils.

To share in the organisation, management, and maintenance of resources.

To develop and maintain professional relationships with pupils, colleagues, families, and other approved agencies where appropriate.

To participate in all systems of pupil appraisal and record keeping.

To share responsibility for the preparation and presentation of displays.

To respect the confidentiality of all information relating to pupils and their families.

To undertake training consistent with developing skills relevant to these duties and responsibilities.

To ensure the development and progression of equality within the sphere of responsibility of this job description and the fair and equal treatment of all team members and children.

To undertake any other duties of a similar level and responsibility as may be required from time to time.

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.

About St Christophers Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 395 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Christophers Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-christophers-academy

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