Senior Early Years Practitioner

St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7JF

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible after interview date

• Closing date

  15 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,617.00 - £22,343.00 Annually (Actual) Bucks Pay Range 2 (Points 11-15)

Senior Early Years Practitioner job summary

Are you a looking to take a leading role in a Pre-School? We are looking for someone to work with our amazing staff and fantastic children in our school based Pre-School. Our Pre-School is very much a part of our school and is led by a designated Pre-School Manager as part of the schools Early Years provision.

The ideal candidate needs to be enthusiastic, flexible, caring and patient and, able to use their initiative. The candidate needs good people skills and also have a good understanding of how young children learn and their needs. They will hold (or be near to completing) a full and relevant Level 3 Childcare Certificate.

The successful candidate will be directly involved in the day to day care and learning of the children and be a key worker. They will be responsible for developing the weekly planning based on the Pre-School curriculum, preparing & organising the day to day activities and resources and leading, working and collaborating effectively with other staff in directed activities and free-flow activities inside and outside.

They will support the Manager in devising and implementing rotas and timetables and will contribute to and support the assessment of children’s learning and the collation of records

The post is Monday to Friday, term time only, 35 hrs per week.

This post could be extended in the future to include breakfast and after school club. This may operate on a rota basis and the pay and times of work adjusted accordingly.

Set in a spacious and attractive grounds with a spacious Pre-School setting, we are a friendly and well-resourced school that has recently federated with our neighbouring Junior school and both are part of the St Thomas Catholic Academy Trust. We offer training and further development opportunities as well as opportunities to gain experience across the whole primary phase.

Please see the job description for further information and do come and take a look around.

We look forward to hearing from you.

St Joseph's Catholic Infant School takes the safeguarding and wellbeing of students seriously and this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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 St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 215 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Joseph's Catholic Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-joseph-s-catholic-infant-school

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