EYFS Practitioner

Portway Primary School

Newham Community Learning

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Practitioner

Job starts: September 2025

Salary: Scale 3, Spine Points 5 - 6, £28,521 - £28929 FTE (£24,021 - £24,365 pro rata)

Contract type: Full time, 35 hours per week and Term Time only, 39 weeks per year

Contract term: Permanent

Learning Today - Transforming Tomorrow!

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated EYFS Practitioner to join our creative staff team. This is an exciting opportunity to work across our Early Years Department, as we continue to expand our provision. The successful candidates must have at least a level 3 qualification relevant to this post.

We can offer you

• Wellbeing days to be taken throughout the year
• Free childcare for 2 & 3 year olds
• Free wrap around care
• Quality first professional development
• Curious children, who love learning
• A supportive, forward thinking, and dedicated team of colleagues
• An energetic and sociable environment to work and play!

We welcome applications from candidates that

• Can support the class teacher to plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals/groups
• Be flexible and have a positive nature and the ability to work well under pressure
• Model excellent behaviour management skills
• Value professional development and be enthusiastic about taking risks.

Before deciding to apply you will want to find out more about the post. To arrange a visit and/or informal discussion about this post, please contact Scott Chudley, Head teacher on 020 8472 7142.

Further information about our school can be found on our website - http://www.portway.ncltrust.net

Closing Date: 10^th July 2025

Interviews: 16^th July 2025

PLEASE NOTE:

• Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process. Please note we do not have parking facilities onsite.
• Portway Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment checks. Identity, Prohibition, Qualification, Barred List, Enhanced DBS, Section 128, Overseas, Right to work, Reference, Criminal Record and Medical Checks are essential for all applicable posts at the School.
• In accordance with paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023), Portway Primary School will carry out an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If shortlisted for the role an appropriate online search will be undertaken on your name(s). Any information given will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied.