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Pre-School Assistant - Woodmancote School

Cheltenham

School: Woodmancote School (Primary)
Address: Station Road, Woodmancote, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Title: Pre-School Assistant - Woodmancote School
Grade: Grade 3 (pts 4-6) £24,404 - £25,183 pa pro rata
Allowances: (Not applicable)
Hours: Part Time (11.25 hours)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 06/01/2025
Interview Date: TBA
Start Date: A.S.A.P.

Little Chestnuts Pre-school at Woodmancote School is looking to appoint an outstanding Pre-school Assistant to join our friendly team.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive, energetic, friendly school that prides itself on inclusivity and reflective practice.
The successful candidate will:
• Have a genuine love of working with young children
• Be an outstanding practitioner with a proven track record in pre-school
• Have experience working in EYFS
• Have a Level 2 Early Years qualification, or equivalent
• Have an understanding of the assessment and record keeping needs of an early years
setting
• Be warm and approachable in order to work alongside families effectively to ensure
children settle into education
• Make learning fun, challenging and inspiring
• Be proactive in addressing areas of weakness through CPD.
• Have great interpersonal skills in order to contribute to the team spirit at the
preschool.
We can promise
• Supportive and friendly staff
• New accommodation that enables each practitioner to deliver high quality teaching
and learning
• A supportive, yet challenging Governing Body that cares about staff welfare, pupil
progress and the schools place within the community.
• Parents who support education and are actively engaged with their child’s learning
• A diverse range of children with different abilities and needs.
The successful candidate will be offered a base contract of 9.5–11.25 hours per week (term time only), with additional overtime hours during the year of up to approximately 11.5, giving total hours of up to 22-23 per week.
Initially the hours required will be:
- Tuesday: 8.30am – 3.15pm (plus possible team meeting until 5pm)
- Wednesday: 8.30am – 12.15pm
- Thursday: 8.30am – 1.30pm
- Friday: 8.30am – 1.30pm
Grade: Grade 3 (pts 4-6) £24,404 – £25,183 pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Midday 06 January 2025
Interview Date: TBA
Start Date: asap
Please note that if we receive applications of a high standard prior to the closing date the closing date and interview date may be brought forward.
The successful candidate will be able to fulfil the essential requirements of the job description.
Applicants will be subject to recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the school’s commitment to the safeguarding of its pupils and staff. These procedures include questioning at the interview stage, verification of appropriate qualification, acquiring references, and necessary safety checks.
We will require details of two referees within the application form.
We will obtain references for all shortlisted candidates prior to interview, one of which must be your current or most recent Employer, and none can be friends or relatives.
The school provides a safe physical environment for its pupils and staff, ensuring that premises are a good standard. Health & Safety arrangements are in place to ensure adherence to current legislation and guidance.
Woodmancote aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or race.
All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Self-Disclosure in order to share data.

Further details, including a job description, person specification and application form, can be obtained from the school website:
www.woodmancoteschool.co.uk.

sbm@woodmancote.gloucs.sch.uk
We are unable to accept CVs.
Please refer to our Safeguarding policies, including our policy on the recruitment of Ex-Offenders, all accessible via our website:- https://woodmancoteschool.co.uk/school-policies/

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

 

 

Please click on the website link to the right of this advert - click on School Information and then on Vacancies to apply. 

Closing date for applications: 06-01-2025

Salary: Grade 3 (pts 4-6) £24,404 - £25,183 pa pro rata

Hours Per Week: Part Time (11.25 hours)

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