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Early Years Practitioner (EYFS / KS1) - The Rissington School

Cheltenham

School: The Rissington School (Primary)
Address: c/o The Rissington School (Upper Rissington site), Mitchell Way, Upper Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Title: Early Years Practitioner (EYFS / KS1) - The Rissington School
Grade: Grade 3 (pts 4-6) £24,404 - £25,183 pa pro rata
Allowances: (Not applicable)
Hours: Part Time (30 hours)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract (Until 31/07/2025)
Closing Date: 24/02/2025
Interview Date: TBA
Start Date: 10/03/2025

Leaders of The Rissington School are seeking to appoint an experienced Early Years Practitioner to join our Pre-School team. Experience of supporting children effectively in an early years setting is essential to this role, as is the ability to be patient, flexible, assertive, positive and compassionate. Also essential to this role is the ability to support children’s social, emotional and mental health needs.

We are looking for a professional with good interpersonal skills, who loves working with and can relate to children, is organised and adaptable. The successful candidate should be a good team player as well as take on ideas and attend training as required. Our children very much enjoy learning and playing using both the inside and outside environments.

Staff at The Rissington School work with all children with a variety of needs. This might be through supporting the teacher or Lead Practitioner to deliver learning opportunities, input or experiences; supporting children with their individual needs; or working with a group of children. Early Years practitioners and Teaching Assistants have regular contact with parents, so a professional demeanour and confidence to speak to a child’s parent or carer is an essential skill for the successful candidate to demonstrate.

Currently, this post is for 8:45 – 3:15pm, Monday-Friday with a 30-minute lunch break each day. These specific hours and days are subject to change depending on the needs of the school.

Pre-school staff support the children during their lunchtime play for 1 hour each day, which is paid at a Grade 2. Therefore this contract includes:
- Grade 3 for 25-hours, 08:45-12:00 and 13:00-15:15 (30-minute lunch break should be taken in this time)
- Grade 2 for 5-hours, 12:00-13:00
(30-hours in total)

There is the possibility that this contract may be extended beyond the end of this academic year depending on the needs of the children. Additional hours may also be available to support in our wraparound care provision on a supply basis if this is of interest to the successful candidate and is needed by the school.

If you wish to have an informal chat prior to application, please contact Lara Hudson, Head Teacher, or Abi Rose, Early Years Lead, by phoning the school office on 01451 820857 or emailing admin@greatrissington.gloucs.sch.uk . Please contact the office on the above email address or go to the school’s website ( https://www.therissingtonschool.org.uk/ ) for further information about this post, the job description and job specification. Application forms can be found on the school website, we cannot accept CV applications.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 24th February 2024. Shortlisting will take place on this day. If you have not heard by the end of the day on Tuesday 25th February that you have been shortlisted, please assume that, on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 26th or Thursday 27th February.




The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all children and expects our staff, volunteers and parents to share this 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: 24-02-2025

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

Hours Per Week: Part Time (30 hours)

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