Job Description

Downlands is a forward thinking school based on an Army Camp with predominantly forces children.



We require a Childcare Worker to join our Early Years Base at Downlands School.



A passion for working with children is essential to join this dedicated and committed team working with children between the ages of 3 and 5 in our pre-school and FS2 class. This is for 30.25 hours per week between 8.30am - 3.15pm, Monday to Friday.



Experience in working with children with additional needs would be advantageous.



You will need to be able to work as part of a team to ensure the smooth running of all aspects of the setting. You will have responsibility for the planning and implementation of a suitable range of activities, arts and crafts and you will need to be able to maintain records using Seesaw, an online portfolio



We offer:


Children who are keen to learn and who recognise the importance of our school values A very welcoming, hard working and friendly team Highly skilled Childcare Workers and teaching assistants Support of a Childcare Leader and EYFS Lead Opportunities to develop professionally.

Visits are encouraged - please call the office on 01258 453348 to make arrangements.




Downlands Community School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.



Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.



The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.



The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.



This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.



Keeping Children Safe in Education



Downlands Community school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.