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Lead Practitioner Extended Schools & Senior Early Years Assistant

St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 0LF

This job expired on 17 May 2026 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  17 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: 31 Hours Per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time only, 7:30-8:45am & 3:00-5:45pm Breakfast & After School Club. In addition, working in the Early Years setting for 11 hours as the needs of the school dictate.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: G5 - SCP 8-14

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Lead Practitioner to lead the delivery of play activities in the Breakfast and After School Club and assist in the Early Years setting.

You will:

• Have recent relevant previous experience of working with children preferably with experience in an early years’ setting and attained Level 3 or above early years/playworker qualification or equivalent.
• Have a positive and influential outlook who role models good practice
• Be adaptable to the needs of the Club and organisation
• Be a good team worker with the ability to lead.

The role will be on a split shift basis with the following hours during term time Monday to Friday:

7:30am – 8:45am & 3:00pm - 5:45pm

In addition, working in the Early Years setting for 11 hours as the needs of the school dictate.

What the school offers its staff

St Marie’s Before and After School Club and Pre School is a well-established out of school club catering for children from 3 –11 years of age.

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

The post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulation and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

St Marie’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required for this post.
Online searches may also be undertaken for shortlisted candidates.

This job post has expired.

Additional documents

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

St Maries CES Support Application Form April 2024.docx - 63.3 KB (opens in new tab)

Senior-Nursery-Early-Years-Practitioner-G5.pdf - 224 KB (opens in new tab)

Out-of-Hours-Lead-Practitioner-G5.pdf - 220 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 203 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish website
• Email address: enquiries@admin.saintmaries.wigan.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01257422975
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-marie-s-catholic-primary-school-standish

Welcome from Mrs F Jackson (Headteacher) We are a small, ‘Outstanding’, Catholic school with a big heart, firmly established within the Standish community.​​Each day I am impressed by our fantastic children and their enthusiasm and joy for learning, and also by our experienced, highly skilled staff team, who show their commitment and love for what they do. Visitors comment on our children’s excellent behaviour and care for each other, and our warm, family feel.​Here at Saint Marie’s Jesus is at the centre of everything we do as we learn through faith, love and respect. Every day we model, nurture and celebrate the Gospel Values of being kind, faithful, honest, welcoming, trustworthy, loving and a team!​Our curriculum is ambitious for all children – Expressive Arts is timetabled weekly for every class, we make use of our beautiful outside spaces for learning, we are committed to mental health and well being and have been awarded recently with the Platinum Sports Award. Children thrive at Saint Marie’s through our nurturing of individual talents and our high expectations both academically and in every area of school life and personal development. 

Arranging a visit to St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@admin.saintmaries.wigan.sch.uk.

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