Early Years Assistant - Oakhill Primary School

The Governing Body of the Federation of Hanbury’s Farm and Oakhill Primary is seeking to appoint an Early Years Assistant on a temporary basis to join our busy Nursery, based at Oakhill Primary School. 

The successful candidate will possess the minimum qualification of the Level 3 Diploma in Early Years or equivalent.  Early years qualifications can be checked here. 

www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-qualifications-finder

We can only consider candidates for interview who have relevant and full qualifications as listed in the gov.uk guidance.

Working Pattern:            Mon-Fri, 8.30 – 3.30, 32.5 hours per week

Working Period:             Mon-Fri, term-time only (39 working weeks plus 5 INSET days)

Actual Salary:                 £19,645 (pay award pending)

Contract Period:             ASAP to 31 March 2025 initially

Dependant on pupil numbers it is hoped that the contract end date will be extended.  For further information about the post please contact the school office on 01827 213960, or by email at office@oakhill.staffs.sch.uk

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange a suitable date and time.  Further information about the school and early years can be viewed on our website  www.oakhill.staffs.sch.uk

To apply for this post please complete the application form and return by email to office@oakhill.staffs.sch.uk or by post to Mrs Love, Oakhill Primary School, Hawksworth, Glascote Heath, Tamworth, Staffordshire B77 2HH  

The closing date for completed Application Forms is Friday 6 December at 3.00 pm, with interviews being held in the following week.

Oakhill Community Primary School

Hawksworth

Glascote Heath

Tamworth

Staffordshire

B77 2HH

01827 213960

office@oakhill.staffs.sch.uk

Applicants have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnicity or religion.

Oakhill Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please view our current Safeguarding Policy on our school website www.oakhill.staffs.sch.uk.

References will be requested if you are successfully shortlisted for an interview as part of our safeguarding and recruitment process. Please also note that if you are shortlisted for the role, we may conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which may indicate that you are unsuitable to work with children, and that we may want to explore with you at interview.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary vetting and pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work.