Pre School Assistant

Cromwell Academy, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 6JA

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,427.00 - £26,847.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale TA Level 2, points 5 to 6. Actual salary £20,641.21 per annum on point 5.

Pre School Assistant job summary

PRE SCHOOL ASSISTANT - LEVEL 2

Salary: NJC Scale TA Level 2, points 5 to 6 (£26,427 to £26,847 per annum FTE). Actual salary £20,641.21 per annum on point 5.

Contract: Permanent. 30 hours per week - 08.40 to 15.10, Monday to Friday. Term time plus 2 training days in September and October (38.4 weeks per year).

Start date: As soon as possible

Place of work: Cromwell Academy, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

We are seeking to appoint a Pre School Assistant to join our Pre School based at Cromwell Academy. The role involves providing safe, creative, and appropriate play opportunities for children in an Early Years setting.

Key responsibilities will include:

Provide full care and supervision for children

Work alongside colleagues to plan, prepare, and organise an appropriate range of activities

Liaise with the school and parents/carers

Prepare refreshments

Attend meetings and training sessions as appropriate

In return we will give you:

Excellent professional development opportunities

A supportive and experienced team

For further details on the school please visit our website Cromwell Academy - Home

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 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.

About Cromwell Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 233 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cromwell Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cromwell-academy

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