Preschool Assistant
Severn Beach Primary School, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS35 4PP5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
11 February 2026
Closing date
16 February 2026 at 9am
Date listed
11 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- CSET 12 £25,185 FTE per annum. £20,784 prorated
Preschool Assistant job summary
Job title: Preschool Assistant
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: 35.5 per week
Working pattern: Monday, Tuesday and Friday 8.45am- 3.15pm. Wednesday and Thursday 8.45am - 6.00pm
Working weeks: 39 weeks per year + inset
Salary: CSET 12 £25,185 FTE per annum. £20,784 prorated
Severn Beach Primary School is looking for a dedicated and energetic Preschool Assistant to join our Early Years team. This is an exciting opportunity to help realise our shared ambition of delivering a great education for every child within a caring and stimulating environment.
About the role
Working under the guidance of the Preschool Leader, you will play a vital role in the daily lives of children aged 2 to 5. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Assisting in the planning and delivery of activities that meet children’s learning and developmental needs.
- Helping to prepare snacks that meet dietary requirements and maintaining resources to ensure the setting runs safely and smoothly.
- Working alongside the wider EYFS team and wraparound care lead to provide high-quality provision across the extended school day (7:30 am–6:00 pm).
- Ensuring all policies—particularly those regarding safeguarding, Health & Safety, and OFSTED regulations—are followed consistently.
- Maintaining positive relationships with families and the wider local community.
About you
You will be someone who brings a passion and excitement for teaching and learning, paired with a calm, flexible approach and a sense of humor. We value reliability and motivation, particularly the ability to remain resilient under pressure while maintaining a positive attitude that motivates the pupils around you. Furthermore, you should show a willingness to engage in ongoing professional development and work flexibly within a team to support the school’s wider community.
We are looking for a candidate who possesses a strong foundational knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and a clear understanding of the statutory requirements concerning Ofsted, Equal Opportunities, and Child Protection. You should have a good general standard of education and ideally your background includes experience working with children between the ages of 2 and 5 in a school or group setting.
To find out more about our setting and our values please visit the Severn Beach Primary School website.
To be considered for this position please complete an application form by 9am, 16th February. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
As a Disability Confident Employer, CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
CSET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post, which will include an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for the children’s workforce and a Children’s Barred List check.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Severn Beach Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 151 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Severn Beach Primary School website
We pride ourselves on being a small and friendly school with a big broad outlook on the wider world. Through our vibrant curriculum, strong values and dedication our aim is for our children to become 'healthy resilient individuals, innovative contributors, ambitious, curious learners and ethically informed global citizens'.
Our school is set in delightful grounds with a large playground and playing fields, wooden climbing equipment, forest schools areas and outdoor classrooms. Inside we also have good facilities which include a large hall, library and spacious classrooms.
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