Pre-School Worker / Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a dedicated, resourceful and enthusiastic Pre-School worker to join our experienced staff team to work in our pre-school. This is to cover maternity leave from June 2026 until May 2027. 30.75 hours per week - Monday to Friday 8.45a.m. to 3.15 p.m. This role is term-time only, plus training days.

You must demonstrate a good knowledge of the requirements of working with children within the EYFS, whilst having good planning and observations skills. As a result of your experience, you will have the ability to develop effective relationships with colleagues, children and parents and feel passionately about the rights of every child to achieve and thrive in education. Every day you will be supporting children with a range of needs to access all areas of the early years' curriculum, build relationships with those around them and translate the world around them, in a meaningful way. The ideal candidate will have:

• Level 2 childcare qualification; we would consider applications with no qualification
• Experience of working with children with additional needs;
• The ability to build good relationships with children, parents/carers and colleagues;
• A commitment to equal opportunities;
• The ability to work in a team but also to use your own initiative;
• Organisational and time management skills;
• The ability to focus learning in a proactive, creative and positive manner as well as evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
  
  · Collaborative approach to working;
· Opportunities to train/work with other academies within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust to share best practice and resources; · A friendly and professional team; · Local Government Pension Scheme; access to Employee Assistance scheme · A caring and supportive working environment. The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is a charitable multi-academy trust. We are building a thriving community of schools that succeed on behalf of their children. The Family of Academies within the Trust currently incorporates two hubs; St Neots and The Fenlands. The St Neots hub has nine academies; Middlefield, Winhills, The Round House, Wintringham, Great Staughton, Kimbolton, Roman Way, Braybrook and King James Academy. The Fenlands hub has six academies; Thomas Eaton, Glebelands, Leverington, Murrow, Gorefield and Burrowmoor. As such, joining our MAT means joining an organisation with an array of career opportunities that span fourteen different locations. Visits to our Academy are warmly welcomed so that you can see our fantastic staff and incredible children in action. You are more than welcome to look around our school or contact the Headteacher/Pre-School Leader for a chat on The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, two satisfactory references and a Disclosure of Criminal Record and Disqualification Declaration.