Foundation Stage Practitioner

Chulmleigh Primary School, Chulmleigh, Devon, EX18 7AA

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 November 2025

• Closing date

  14 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 18 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hourly rate: Grade C: £13.26 - £13.69 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

To support increased nursery provision from September, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed, patient and motivated Foundation Stage Practitioner to join our team at Chulmleigh Primary School.

The successful candidate will work with the teacher and senior staff to ensure a creative learning environment within the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. The role will involve high quality practice through a range of interesting and stimulating activities and supervision of individuals and groups of children in the nursery or foundation stage unit.

Candidates should demonstrate the following skills and attributes:

• Hold a recognised Level 3 Early Years qualification
• Hold suitable Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy qualifications
• Excellent communication skills
• Patience and positivity
• The ability to support colleagues, use positive behaviour management strategies and ensure the school continues its excellent provision for all pupils

In the first instance, the working pattern will be 3 days per week, 6 hours per day from 9 am - 3.30 pm, allowing for a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. The working pattern will be Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. However, due to the expansion of the nursery provision and popularity of the provision, the ideal candidate will have flexibility to work additional hours on a casual basis when required, with the possibility of increasing the working pattern to a fourth day. The role is term time only (38 weeks per year).

Closing date: 10 am Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Interview Date: Tuesday, 21 October 2025

What the school offers its staff

Employment benefits include eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. In addition, employees of the Trust are entitled to 50% off childcare fees at our out of school clubs for children of compulsory school age.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We welcome applications for employment from the whole community.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Foundation Stage Practitioner Candiate Pack Oct 2025.pdf - 6.95 MB (opens in new tab)

About Chulmleigh Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 240 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chulmleigh Primary School website
• Email address: personnel@chulmleigh.devon.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01769580215
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chulmleigh-primary-school

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