Job Description

Salary: £24,294 - £26,421

Hours of work: Full-time 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

A bit about us:

Freshford Preschool is an Ofsted-Outstanding Preschool and Forest School. Our ethos focuses on nurturing our children to explore, create and discover the world around them.

All about the role:

We are looking for an Early Years practitioner to join us part time, Monday-Thursday 8am-3:30pm (term time only) from September 2026.

We proudly pay our staff at the Real Living Wage Foundation Level or above and this role will be offered at £13.45 p/h

• Rural setting and dedicated Forest School Site with free onsite parking regular travel links
• Paid non-contact time
• All mandatory training paid and professional development opportunities encouraged
• 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year, including Bank Holidays (to be taken during the school holidays)
• Membership of the staff pension scheme (on completion of their 3-month probationary period). Which preschool will contribute 3% of monthly earnings.

Who we are looking for?

If you hold an Early Years VQ Level 3 qualification or higher we would love to hear from you. We are looking someone who has both knowledge and experience of teaching and implementing the EYFS and is enthusiastic about nurturing and growing the children in our care. We want someone to join our highly passionate and skilled team to help plan, teach, and the grow the children at our unique and very popular community-led Preschool and Forest School.

Find out more and apply:

Please visit our website for more information and to download an application form:

https://www.freshfordpreschool.co.uk/join-us

To apply, please download the application form and click ‘apply now’ below to upload your completed application form and covering letter online.

Closing date (and time): 12.00pm on Monday 01st June 2026

Interview date: June 2026

Commencement date: 01st September 2026

This pre-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.