Early Years Practitioners Level 2
Upland Primary School, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 4DG19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
11 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,729.00 Annually (FTE)
Early Years Practitioners Level 2 job summary
Post Title: Early Years Practitioners Level 2
School: Upland’s Little Explorers (part of Upland Primary School)
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Hours: Full and/or part time vacancies available - term time only
Grade: BEX04 (NJC 3)
Salary: £27,729 ( FTE)
Position Start Date: September 2025
As a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner, you will be responsible for supporting the daily care and development of children (aged 9 months – 3 years) within our setting. You will assist in creating a safe, engaging, and stimulating learning environment, where children can thrive emotionally, socially, and cognitively. You will work closely with the team to deliver a high-quality early years education and contribute to the overall success of Upland’s Little Explorers.
The ideal candidate will have:
A Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification or equivalent.
A passion for working with young children and supporting their development.
Understanding of child development and early years education.
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team and use initiative.
Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and child protection regulations.
Previous experience working in an early years setting is desirable but not essential.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact the school office on 020 8303 2175.
About Us
Upland Primary School Pre-School
We are thrilled to announce the grand opening of Upland’s Little Explorers — a brand-new term-time only preschool launching in September 2025!
At Upland’s Little Explorers, we are innovative, forward-thinking, and ambitious for excellence in early years education. Our brand new internal and external environment is designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning in every child.
Join us on this exciting journey as we open our doors to the next generation of little explorers! For further information about Upland school, please visit www.upland.bexley.sch.uk
Cygnus Academies Trust
Upland is part of Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn.
Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness. While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.
For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk
We offer:
Local Government Pension Scheme
Actively support staff in their career progression.
Employee support services.
Effective CPD opportunities
Collaborative working with other schools
Excellent ICT facilities
Opportunities for flexible working
An extensive induction package
Safer recruitment
Cygnus Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview.
Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.
Equal Opportunities
Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Additional Information
- References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.
- Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.
- Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.
- Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
- The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.
- The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website
This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
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 are not accepted.
About Upland Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 475 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Upland Primary School website
School location
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