Early Years Practitioner/Childcare Assistant

at  Kirklees Council

Organisation
Schools
Directorate
Primary Schools
Service Area
Honley CE (VC) J I & N School
Hours
37 hours per week on a rota basis (Shift examples: 7.30-3.30, 8.30-4.30, 10-6), term time only.
Number of Jobs
1
Location(s)
Jaggar Lane, Honley, Holmfirth HD9 6BT
Position type
Permanent
Grade
Grade 3
Salary
£19,719 - £19,719
We are seeking to recruit a highly committed and motivated childcare assistant, to work in our busy and thriving Daycare unit with children aged 2-4 years old. Post to commence as soon as possible for the candidate, on a permanent basis.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH:

• Passion: We want you to want to make a difference to the lives of the children in our community.
• Enthusiasm: We want you to love learning so you inspire our children to become lifelong learners.
• Dedication: We want you to care about the children in your care and support them in reaching their full potential.
• Commitment: We want you to be committed to helping us along our journey to provide the very best care and learning opportunities for our children, whilst being a role model and advocate for our school golden values: Kindness, Respect, Trust, Responsibility and Resilience.
• Early Years’ experience: We want you to share our passion for providing the very best Early Years provision by understanding how young children learn best. Experience of working in a nursery environment, working with children aged 2-4 years is necessary.
  Our successful candidate will provide supervision, care and play based interaction and activities to our youngest pupils of the school. For individual post requirements please see job descriptions and person specifications.
  If you require further information about the role or would like to arrange a show around, please contact Daycare on telephone: 01484 508001 (option 3) or you can visit the school website at www.honleyjin.co.uk. Visits to the school and Daycare are highly recommended. To book an appointment please phone the above number and ask to speak with Samantha Brown, Childcare Manager.
  Honley CE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery school and Daycare are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
  To apply for this job, please download and complete the application form attached. Application forms should be returned to Samantha Brown (Childcare Manager) either by post to the address above or by e-mail to samantha.brown@honleyjin.co.uk or office@honleyjin.co.uk by Monday 7th October, 12 noon.
  Shortlisting will take place on Monday 7th October, after 12 noon.
  Interview date will take place the week commencing 14th October 2024, specific times and date will be confirmed upon shortlisting.
  Application Form
  Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
  This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
  Closing date
  07 October 2024, 12:00 PM

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Job Description.pdf – 27KB Opens in a new window

Please refer the Job description for details