Child Care Worker - Little Acorns Nursery

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Job Title: Childcare Worker - Little Acorns Nursery
Responsible To: Headteacher/Early Years Lead/Playcare Leader
Salary Grade: Band D, scale point 6-7 £25,989 - £26,403 (£18,794 - £19,093 Actual)
Contract: This is a part time, permanent contract. This post is 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing Date for Applications: 5th February 2026 at 12:00pm

The Governors of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School would like to appoint a caring, committed and vigilant Childcare Worker.

At Ss. Peter and Paul, we aim for high standards in everything we do. We believe our school is warm, welcoming and inclusive; a place where all children are supported and encouraged to love learning and to develop their skills and talents. We foster an environment of love and forgiveness and encourage all our children to be the best that they can be. We are confident that the years spent by your child at Ss. Peter and Paul will be happy and successful and that they will be equipped with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to meet new challenges with confidence.

The Childcare Worker must:
Be kind and caring and committed to promoting a love of learning.
Be committed to living up to our school vision of excellence.
Possess sound common sense and good communication skills.
Have the ability to work and communicate with children, particularly supporting our youngest with the lunch time routines.
Work well as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities
Supervise activities and maintain the health, safety, welfare, good conduct and safeguarding of pupils, having regard to special or additional needs.
To undertake the general supervision of pupils.
To provide welfare and supervision of all pupils as instructed by the senior member of classroom staff.
The organisation and management of large numbers of pupils.
To supervise classes of children inside school during wet lunchtimes.
To maintain discipline and to promote adherence to the School's Behaviour and Anti Bullying Policies.

We can offer you:
A supportive, friendly working environment
A team committed to supporting professional development
Enthusiastic young people who love coming to school
An experienced and motivated staff team
A school with high aspirations for its students and staff
Fantastic employee benefits such as: an electric car scheme, eyecare vouchers, flu vaccination clinics, cycle2work scheme, please see the attached information for a full list of comprehensive benefits

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Holy Family Multi Academy Trust will undertake general online searches for all shortlisted candidates, this may include social media and video platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available, and the aim is to identify any incidents or issues. Any areas of concern will be discussed during the interview process.

The successful applicant will be subject to relevant clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service. All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK.

To apply for this post please use link below:
https://hfcmat.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies/Detail?campaignRef=SCH-HFCMAT-00…

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised closing date, so please apply as soon as you can.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.