Job Description

Early Years Assistant

Term time only

Required from September 2026

St John's is a co-educational Independent School for pupils aged between 2 and 16 years. We are proud of our educational provision and offer you the opportunity to join our successful school as a part-time, caring, and enthusiastic Early Years Assistant to join our Pre-Reception team, working with children aged between 2 and 5.

We are looking for an applicant with a genuine passion to nurture and encourage young children. Working well within our friendly and supportive team is essential.

Hours and days of work:

• St John's School term time.
• Monday 8:45am to 12:30pm, Tuesdays 8:45am until 3:15pm and Thursdays 8:45am until 3:15pm.
• Our numbers continue to grow so there may be opportunities to increase your working days as the academic year progresses.
• We will have additional hours available at our holiday club, which runs during the maintained school term dates.

You must:

• Have a full and relevant Level 2 or Level 3 qualification.
• Have a genuine passion to work with children.
• Be a positive role model.
• Be willing to accompany the children to Forest School sessions.
• Have excellentcommunicationskills.
• Have a strong knowledge of the EYFS.
• Be willing to change nappies.
• Previous experience in a school environment would be an advantage.

If you are a caring and dedicated member of staff who has ticked all the above, then we would very much like to hear from you.

We offer:

• The chance to be part of a supportive and friendly team.
• Purpose built EYFS classrooms with two outside areas and a Forest School.
• Fantastic working environment where staff are valued.
• A school lunch.
• Onsite parking.

If you wish to apply for the role, please complete our application form which can be found on the St John's School website: www.stjohnsschool.net.

We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the job advert in advance of the deadline if we find the suitable candidate.

Please contact Mrs Gutteridge if you have any questions about the role:

s.gutteridge@stjohnsschool.net

Closing date: Friday 28th August

Interviews: week beginning Tuesday 2nd September

Start date: September (subject to completion of all safer recruitment checks and safeguarding training).

Important Safeguarding Information

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment.To ensure this, ourrecruitmentand selection policy follows both local and national guidance.

All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references, satisfactory online searches, and an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

In compliance with SaferRecruitmentguidelines, CVs cannot be accepted. Please complete an electronic application form.We must have the full contact details of two referees, including their name, address, telephone number and email address. Please note that we will write to the Headteacher for all education references. Incomplete application forms will not be considered.