Pre-School Key Worker

Employer: Thorndown Primary School

Location: St Ives, East of England

Salary: £23,528

Job type: PART_TIME

Posted: 2026-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sector: Education & Training

Job Description

We are looking to appoint an additional member of our Pre-School team. The successful candidate must be passionate about child care/development, able to engage well with team members and parents and ensure child safety is a priority. Responsibilities include:- Commitment to being part of a team and a willingness to learn from others and share good practice is essential Support for pupils’ learning to meet the needs of small groups and individual pupils, with a range of differing needs Maintaining Learning Journeys, promoting pupils’ good behaviour and independent learning strategies, creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment Provide targeted support to enhance the learning and improve attainment of pupils Work with parents to support children and their families Write Learning Profile summaries Being prepared for the unexpected! Our ideal candidate would have: NVQ Level 3 in Childcare (essential) Determination and a commitment to supporting pupils reach their full potential Experience of working with younger pupils Good organisational and team working skills Being able to use your own initiative and the ability to build constructive relationships A willingness to learn Good literacy and numeracy skills Flexibility and a good sense of humour essential A passion for learning in the outside environment In turn we can offer you: A Pre-School building filled with hard working, well behaved and motivated pupils and staff A caring and supportive team Structured opportunities for professional development The odd slice of cake at break time! A culture that values ongoing professional development Mentoring and support from experienced, outstanding colleagues A self referral Wellbeing service offering 24/7 Doctor appointments, physiotherapy, counselling and much more. Access to the Blue Light Card offering discounts to many brands To find out more about the school and to download an application pack, please visit My New Term. Applicants should complete an application form and include a short letter of support.

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