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  • Level 2 Early Years Practitioner - Merton Court Prepatory School
  • Closing Date:Closing Date:
    01 December 2026
  • LocationLocation:
    Sidcup
  • Vacancy TypeVacancy Type:
    Permanent
  • Advertising SalarySalary Details:
    Negotiable dependant on experience
  • Weeks Per YearWeeks Per Year:
    39
  • Hours Per WeekHours Per Week:
    8am – 4pm, Monday – Friday, term time only with the possible opportunity of working additional hours
  • School AddressSchool Address:
    Merton Court Preparatory School
  • Vacancy IDVacancy ID:
    1194

  • About The Role

  • Merton Court Preparatory School is looking to appoint an inspiring and progressive Level 2 Early Years Practitioner to join our well-qualified, nurturing and experienced teaching team.

    Responsibilities:
    - Support the teaching team across all aspects of the EYFS.
    - Contribute ideas and best practice.
    - To work with small groups and individuals to ensure that the highest academic standards are achieved for each child
    - Support the day to day running and overall ethos of the school
    - Knowledge of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026

    Skills and Experience:
    - Qualified Level 2 Early Years 
    - Experience of working with children in EYFS
    - Professional and caring attitude towards children
    - Nurturing personality
    - Ability to work with and support the team to enhance children’s education and social development
    - Experience of planning, organising and supporting teaching and learning activities
    - Good organisation and communication skills
    - Good spoken and written English
    - Enthusiastic team player

    Desirable Skills and Experience
    - Safeguarding Training
    - Auto Allergy Injector Pen (AAIP) training
    - Paediatric First aid training
    - Experience of working within a school environment

    The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. 

  • Benefits and how to apply

  • What we Offer
    - Competitive salary
    - Development opportunities
    - Access to private healthcare
    - Supportive and friendly working environment
    - School lunches
    - Tea/coffee
     
    To apply for this vacancy please contact Emma Cole on 020 8300 2112 or at [email protected] for an application pack.

    The closing date for applications is Tuesday 1st December 2026.
    We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

    Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted. 

    An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required

    Two references will be requested prior to interview, one from the present or previous employer

    A Google check will also be carried out upon shortlisting

    The welfare of our pupils is the school’s paramount concern. As a School we do all that we can to promote the welfare of pupils and to ensure that children are protected from harm both within the School and beyond our direct control. The School recognises that we have a duty to protect children at risk of harm and also those children who need extra help, including children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

    All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity with children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children’s barred list held by the DBS.  

    Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013, 2020 & 2023) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
    Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

  • About Us

  • Merton Court is Sidcup’s oldest established preparatory school, founded in 1899, situated in the London Borough of Bexley. It is a small, family-run, private school with a caring community atmosphere where traditional values and a progressive environment meet to give modern children the best possible start in life.

    For further information about the school, please visit:
     

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