Pre-School Assistant

About the Job

ID: 1616 Pre-School Assistant. Service: Peterborough Pre-Schools. Salary: £12.21 per hour. Location: St Michael’s Ark Pre-school, Constantine Drive, Cardea, PE2 8SZ. Hours: Maximum of 34.75 per week. Possibility of a shared role working 18.5 per week, to be discussed at interview. Term time only, 38 weeks. Contract: Maternity cover – temporary. Expected to commence late January 2026.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] & the Role’s Impact: At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities. We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today. This is a busy and varied role offering the chance to support young children as they learn and develop within one of our early years setting. The role includes building strong working relationships with the families who access the service and supporting them in their journey as their child navigates these important years. This is a senior role with extra responsibilities within the setting and offers opportunities to learn new skills and build on current strengths.

Main Responsibilities

• Working within a small team to always deliver excellent practice
• Supporting with the early identification and interventions for children requiring additional developmental support
• Understanding the importance of safeguarding within your role
• Holding responsibility for a key group of children and progressing their learning and development

Main Requirements

For details check the job description and person specification:

• Must either hold a full and valid early years and childcare qualification at Level 2 or above or be working towards this.
• Must have some relevant experience of supporting young children with their learning through play.

Appointments are subject to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service - Enhanced Level including children’s barred list check.

Benefits

• Annual paid leave entitlement commencing at 25 working days pro-rata, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days pro-rata plus bank holidays
• Up to 6% matched-pension contributions
• Flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
• Enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
• Eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” link below and fill out our digital application form on the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] website. Closing Date: Sunday 16th November 2025 at 23:59. To learn more about [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]: Careers. Interviews are scheduled to take place during late November.

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

*Ordinarily [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.