EYFS Welfare Assistant - EP Collier Primary School

E P Collier Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8DZ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 30
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Actual salary: £16,445 - £16,509 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

30 Hours per week - Monday to Friday - Term time only – Fixed term for 1 year

EP Collier Primary School is looking to appoint an EYFS Welfare Assistant. We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident and hard-working individual to join our professional and friendly team.

EP Collier is a successful school located close to the town centre. We are a vibrant, friendly, multicultural school with a strong, positive ethos. The children in our care benefit from an exciting and effective education where every child is valued as an individual.

The person we are looking for will:

•Be an experienced welfare assistant or have experience working with primary aged children

•Be a self-motivated, reliable and enthusiastic team player

•Be able to build positive relationships with children and colleagues

•Be able to create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist in creating stimulating displays and managing resources

What the school offers its staff

For an application pack, please either contact the office at admin@epcollier.reading.sch.ukor visit our school website: www.epcollier.reading.sch.uk

Closing date: Tuesday 1st July 2025Interview date: Monday 7th July 2025Please do not send a CV, for the purposes of equal opportunities we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.

EP Collier 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 applications from candidates with this shared aspiration to apply. We welcome applications from those with protected characteristics.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and staff childcare disclosure declaration.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About E P Collier Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 405 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: E P Collier Primary School website
• Email address: admin@epcollier.reading.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/e-p-collier-primary-school

EP Collier is a successful school located close to the town centre. We are a vibrant, friendly, multicultural school with a strong, positive ethos. The children in our care benefit from an exciting and effective education where every child is valued as an individual. We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident and hardworking individual to join our professional and friendly team and encourage applications from all backgrounds to join our diverse community.

Arranging a visit to E P Collier Primary School

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

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