EarlyYears Practitioner
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6QN47 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Septmeber 2026
Closing date
7 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £26,432.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Annual Salary £ 17,906.52
EarlyYears Practitioner job summary
Join the Buttons Family!
Early Years Practitioner (Maternity Cover with Potential for a Permanent Position)
Are you passionate about inspiring young minds, creating magical learning experiences, and making every day an adventure?
Buttons at ABC Pre-School is looking for a caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated Early Years Practitioner to join our friendly team. This is initially a maternity cover position, but for the right person there may be an exciting opportunity for a permanent contract.
Why Choose Buttons?
Buttons is entering an exciting new chapter as part of Archbishop Courtenay Primary School. This partnership brings fantastic opportunities for our children, families, and staff, and we're delighted to be expanding our team with someone who shares our passion for early years education.
At Buttons, no two days are the same! One day you might be exploring nature outdoors, the next helping children discover their creativity through messy play, storytelling, music, and imaginative adventures.
What You'll Be Doing
Supporting children to learn, play, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment.
Creating engaging activities that spark curiosity and imagination.
Building positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues.
Helping every child feel valued, confident, and ready to thrive.
Contributing to our fun, vibrant, and inclusive pre-school community.
We're Looking for Someone Who Is
Passionate about working with young children.
Warm, caring, and enthusiastic.
A great team player with excellent communication skills.
Committed to providing outstanding early years experiences.
Qualified in Early Years (relevant childcare qualification preferred).
What We Offer
A welcoming and supportive team.
The opportunity to be part of an exciting period of growth and development.
Be part of the team at Archbishop Courtenay Primary School.
A rewarding role where you can make a real difference every day.
The possibility of a permanent position following the maternity cover period.
Come and Be Part of Something Special
If you are ready to bring your energy, creativity, and passion to a setting where children are at the heart of everything we do, we'd love to hear from you.
Join Buttons at ABC Pre-School and help us create wonderful beginnings for every child.
Apply today and become part of our exciting future!
Archbishop Courtenay is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to follow the relevant safeguarding procedures, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) guidance, and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 329 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
On behalf of myself and my team of dedicated staff and governors, I am delighted to welcome you to Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, a place where our children feel safe and secure, and know they are cherished.
Nurture extends beyond the classroom with our offer of support to families, along with our strong belief in fostering all our relationships with kindness and compassion. Our vision is threaded throughout our school, it is its heartbeat, it shapes everything we do. Archbishop Courtenay is a safe haven for all our community, offering hope and aspiration to all our children as they travel on their journey through our school. We offer a firm foundation for our unique and diverse pupils, respecting each child’s individuality to ensure they learn to value themselves and others, not only within our school family but beyond. We do this though our broad and balanced curriculum, providing a rich menu of exciting and motivating learning activities that make creative links between all aspects of our children’s learning. We encourage our children to use their imaginations to inspire their love of learning and develop a sense of wonder.
We are guided along our spiritual path by God’s love, reflecting on the world, our lives, whilst drawing on our school values, compassion, friendship, resilience, aspiration and respect. This makes us part of a strong, resilient and proud community ready to thrive and flourish together.
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School is proud to be an active member of Aquila Trust. To find out more about the Trust, visit their website - www.aquilatrust.co.uk
We would love you to come and see our school in action so please do not hesitate to contact us direct and arrange a visit.
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