Wiltshire Council
Early Years Practitioner
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Salary: £12.71 per hour
Hours of work: Full time preferred but there is some flexibility for the right person
Contract: Permanent
This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Puddleducks or Pewsey Primary School for further information.
A bit about us:
Puddleducks Nursery & Pre-School is part of King Alfred Trust, along with Pewsey Primary School and King’s Gate Primary School and provides childcare all year round from 8am – 6pm
All about the role:
We are looking to appoint a qualified Early Years practitioner who is experienced, friendly, creative, flexible, committed, hard working and has a good sense of humour to be a key member of our team. You will deliver fun, age appropriate activities to ensure a safe environment is maintained for all the children.
We can offer you:
- Well-motivated children
- Supportive parents and Trustees
- Friendly colleagues
- Good induction procedures
- Further opportunities for development
We are seeking to employ someone who is:
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- A qualified level 2 or 3 practitioner
- Is a great communicator, friendly and approachable
- Is able to use their initiative to ensure the children have age appropriate activities to keep them stimulated and improve them developmentally according to the Early Years Framework.
- Is able to work with others as a team and share roles within the room they are working in.
- Ensures a safe environment to safeguard the children.
Find out more and apply:
We are keen to fill this post as soon as possible, if we find the right candidate before the closing date we may close the post early.
Please visit our website www.puddleducks-pewsey.com for more information about the setting. Contact Amy Spence, Puddleducks Manager to arrange a visit – 01672 562371 or Helen Johnson, Admin Officer at Pewsey Primary School for an application form – 01672 562083 admin@pewsey.wilts.sch.uk
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Closing date (and time):
Tuesday 27th October 2026
Interview date:
To be confirmed
Commencement date:
As soon as possible
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings that are not ‘protected’ under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 & 2020). An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful applicant.
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