Full-time Pre-school Assistant & SEN Pre-school Assistant (both fixed term to July 2026)
| Posting date: | 11 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,027 to £24,404 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Term-time with holiday / retainer pay (as appropriate) during school holidays 35.75 hours per week per week. Monday to Friday 8:30am - 3:45pm plus two hours planning on a Monday evening. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | DL5 4BG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Great Aycliffe Town Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Are you passionate about creating magical moments for young children?
If you're a playful and energetic individual with a heart for inspiring children’s young minds, we invite you to join our dynamic nursery team!
We are looking for two fun and engaging practitioners (one Pre-School Assistant and one SEN Pre-School Assistant), who do not mind getting messy, whether this be in our grand art studio, painting and exploring our slime tray or in our mud kitchen making mud pies and potions with our children. Our children love to sing, dance and make lots of noise, therefore practitioners applying should be aware that this is not a quiet nursery. It is a nursery full of laughter, music and loud noises!
The SEN Assistant should also be able to manage children with high level needs and challenging behaviour, communicate effectively, have knowledge of carrying out support plans, targets and developmental journals, have good communication skills with parents and professionals and some understanding of strategies for managing children's individual needs and know how to implement them.
To start Wednesday 3rd September 2025, fixed term until 17th July 2026
St. Oswald’s Pre-School is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ facility, providing care and education during school term-time only, for children from 2 years of age.
The roles will be based across both the pre-school room (ages 3-4) and the ‘tots’ room (ages 2-3) where required.
Applicants must hold a Level 3 Diploma or higher childcare qualification, with sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and have previously worked in an early years setting. Experience of working with SEN children is preferred, and for the SEN assistant post, this is essential.
A current Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this post.
Please note CVs will not be accepted for this post. Application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01325 300700, e-mailing info@great-aycliffe.gov.uk or from the Council’s website www.great-aycliffe.gov.uk/jobs
Closing Date: Thursday 17th July 2025 12noon.
Interviews to be held Wednesday 23rd July 2025.
For further details or an informal discussion about the post, please telephone Julie Gale, Pre-School Manager on 07968 379009.
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND FURTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE www.great-aycliffe.gov.uk/jobs
If you're a playful and energetic individual with a heart for inspiring children’s young minds, we invite you to join our dynamic nursery team!
We are looking for two fun and engaging practitioners (one Pre-School Assistant and one SEN Pre-School Assistant), who do not mind getting messy, whether this be in our grand art studio, painting and exploring our slime tray or in our mud kitchen making mud pies and potions with our children. Our children love to sing, dance and make lots of noise, therefore practitioners applying should be aware that this is not a quiet nursery. It is a nursery full of laughter, music and loud noises!
The SEN Assistant should also be able to manage children with high level needs and challenging behaviour, communicate effectively, have knowledge of carrying out support plans, targets and developmental journals, have good communication skills with parents and professionals and some understanding of strategies for managing children's individual needs and know how to implement them.
To start Wednesday 3rd September 2025, fixed term until 17th July 2026
St. Oswald’s Pre-School is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ facility, providing care and education during school term-time only, for children from 2 years of age.
The roles will be based across both the pre-school room (ages 3-4) and the ‘tots’ room (ages 2-3) where required.
Applicants must hold a Level 3 Diploma or higher childcare qualification, with sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and have previously worked in an early years setting. Experience of working with SEN children is preferred, and for the SEN assistant post, this is essential.
A current Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this post.
Please note CVs will not be accepted for this post. Application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01325 300700, e-mailing info@great-aycliffe.gov.uk or from the Council’s website www.great-aycliffe.gov.uk/jobs
Closing Date: Thursday 17th July 2025 12noon.
Interviews to be held Wednesday 23rd July 2025.
For further details or an informal discussion about the post, please telephone Julie Gale, Pre-School Manager on 07968 379009.
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND FURTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE www.great-aycliffe.gov.uk/jobs
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