Early Years Worker
Ilsington Church of England Primary School, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9RE10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
25 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £12.26 - £12.85 Hourly
Early Years Worker job summary
Early Years Worker
Permanent position to start September 2025
4 days per week (to include a mealtime assistant duty) £12.26 - £12.85ph
There is an opportunity if wanted for additional hours for the successful candidate to assist with the wrap around care in Breakfast Club either on contract or a casual basis..
We are looking for someone who is not afraid to sing out of tune in front of a crowd of children and is always prepared to laugh at jokes that they may not understand! You should have the ability to rapidly count the heads of many moving children and remember the names of all the pre-schoolers, their families, pets and their third favourite dinosaur as well as be able to read books upside down! We are looking for someone with a warm, smiley face that makes children feel special and in return you must be prepared to feel loved by many children and their families. Dressing up as a lobster or a robot is a regular part of our day, and you should have some idea of how to talk like a pirate!
The role will include being a key worker to children, record keeping and collaboration with parents and carers. You will be part of a proficient team dedicated to working to improve the outcomes for all our children, where your work life balance will be promoted. Candidates should have a good knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and be able to lead engaging activities for the children in our setting.
We offer you the support of clear systems, protocols, expectations, and structures to help you to succeed. You will need to show initiative, creativity and demonstrate the aptitude to work as part of a successful and growing team in Early Years to improve the life chances of our pupils and make every child feel valued as an individual.
We want you to come and join our happy, positive learning environment where our consistent vision is that through collaboration we will always be ‘Stronger Together’ whilst also supporting our Christian ethos where together, we strive to ensure that all children flourish—academically, emotionally, and spiritually.
What we are looking for in a candidate who has:
- NVQ3 qualification or the equivalent Level 3 diploma in childcare must be held for this position (please see job description below for specific qualification criteria)
- A real commitment to the safety, well-being of our pupils.
- An understanding and awareness of the Early Years Foundation Framework.
- Recognition of our amazing children; nurturing and supporting them, and meeting their needs to ensure they have independent learning behaviours that will see them prepared for their future learning journey.
- A committed approach to the wider school community and engagement with them.
- A cheerful, fresh and creative approach to giving the children in your care the best you can.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a strong and supportive team.
- Paediatric First Aid desirable, otherwise can be completed as part of induction
What we can offer you:
- Salary Sacrifice offers, including Bike2Work, Tech Scheme and Gym Membership
- Substantial workplace pension
- Term time ‘Give Back Day’ to take for personal reasons
- Staff Wellbeing support
- CPD opportunities for all staff
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and Social Media online check.
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 Ilsington Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 93 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ilsington Church of England Primary School website
School location
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