Pre-School Key Worker

Thorndown Primary School, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 6SE

12 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  14 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £23,528.00 Monthly

Pre-School Key Worker job summary

We are looking to appoint an additional member of our Pre-School team. The successful candidate must be passionate about child care/development, able to engage well with team members and parents and ensure child safety is a priority.

Responsibilities include:-

Commitment to being part of a team and a willingness to learn from others and share good practice is essential

Support for pupils’ learning to meet the needs of small groups and individual pupils, with a range of differing needs

Maintaining Learning Journeys, promoting pupils’ good behaviour and independent learning strategies, creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment

Provide targeted support to enhance the learning and improve attainment of pupils

Work with parents to support children and their families

Write Learning Profile summaries

Being prepared for the unexpected!

Our ideal candidate would have:

NVQ Level 3 in Childcare (essential)

Determination and a commitment to supporting pupils reach their full potential

Experience of working with younger pupils

Good organisational and team working skills

Being able to use your own initiative and the ability to build constructive relationships

A willingness to learn

Good literacy and numeracy skills

Flexibility and a good sense of humour essential

A passion for learning in the outside environment

In turn we can offer you:

A Pre-School building filled with hard working, well behaved and motivated pupils and staff

A caring and supportive team

Structured opportunities for professional development

The odd slice of cake at break time!

• A culture that values ongoing professional development
• Mentoring and support from experienced, outstanding colleagues
• A self referral Wellbeing service offering 24/7 Doctor appointments, physiotherapy, counselling and much more.
• Access to the Blue Light Card offering discounts to many brands

To find out more about the school and to download an application pack, please visit My New Term. Applicants should complete an application form and include a short letter of support.

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

Thorndown Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is necessary for the candidate to be fluent in written and spoken English. Offers of employment will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and pre-employment checks.

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 Thorndown Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 478 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Thorndown Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thorndown-primary-school

Thorndown Primary School is a happy, thriving 3FE school on the north side of St Ives. We have a vacancy for a class teacher to join our highly motivated team of professionals.

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