Little Chestnuts Pre-School - Pre-School Assistants
Woodmancote, Cheltenham
Pre-School Assistants. Permanent. This role offers flexible hours with opportunities to grow! Base contract between 12 – 17 hours per week. Term Time Only. In addition, you’ll have the chance to take on extra hours throughout the year — up to 13 hours per week — bringing your total to as much as 25 hours weekly. Hours can be discussed at interview. Grade: Grade 3 (pts 4-6) £25,185 – £25,989 pa pro rata. Start Date: September 2026.
Little Chestnuts Pre-school, based at Woodmancote School, is looking to appoint two outstanding preschool assistants. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive, energetic, friendly school that prides itself on inclusivity and reflective practice.
The ideal 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 and a minimum Level 2 Early Years qualification, or equivalent. You will 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. You will be proactive in addressing areas of weakness through CPD and have great interpersonal skills in order to contribute to the team spirit at the preschool.
We can offer you a supportive and friendly staff team, purpose built 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 and parents who support education and are actively engaged with their child’s learning
Closing Date: 9:00am, 15th July 2026.
Interview Date: Monday 20th July 2026.
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