Early Years Practitioner
| Posting date: | 12 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire, RG10 9HS |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 870a25e5-888d-446e-b301-f79244d755f3 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will work closely with teachers and support staff to create a warm, stimulating and safe environment that promotes early learning through play, exploration and positive relationships. Guided by our school vision, Let your light shine, you will help each child grow in confidence and curiosity as they begin their learning journey.
Essential criteria:
• Minimum Level 3 qualification in Early Years or Childcare
• Recent experience working with children aged 3–5
• Strong knowledge of the EYFS framework
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
If you’re passionate about early education and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you
What the school offers its staff
Polehampton CE Infant School and Polehampton CE Junior School are separate two-form-entry schools across two sites, which operate with one Senior Leadership Team and one Local Governing Body. The Polehampton schools are set within large grounds and have excellent opportunities for the pupils, including a swimming pool at the Junior site and Forest School provision at both sites. Both schools are proud members of The Keys Academy Trust. Our Infant school was recently rated Good by Ofsted (with an Outstanding Early Years), and our Junior school was inspected in November 2024 and achieved Good in all areas.
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.
The successful candidate will work closely with teachers and support staff to create a warm, stimulating and safe environment that promotes early learning through play, exploration and positive relationships. Guided by our school vision, Let your light shine, you will help each child grow in confidence and curiosity as they begin their learning journey.
Essential criteria:
• Minimum Level 3 qualification in Early Years or Childcare
• Recent experience working with children aged 3–5
• Strong knowledge of the EYFS framework
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
If you’re passionate about early education and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you
What the school offers its staff
Polehampton CE Infant School and Polehampton CE Junior School are separate two-form-entry schools across two sites, which operate with one Senior Leadership Team and one Local Governing Body. The Polehampton schools are set within large grounds and have excellent opportunities for the pupils, including a swimming pool at the Junior site and Forest School provision at both sites. Both schools are proud members of The Keys Academy Trust. Our Infant school was recently rated Good by Ofsted (with an Outstanding Early Years), and our Junior school was inspected in November 2024 and achieved Good in all areas.
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.