Organisation
Schools
Directorate
Primary Schools
Service Area
Honley CE (VC) J I & N School
Hours
37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only Plus 5 Inset Days
Number of Jobs
1
Location(s)
Jaggar Lane, Honley, Holmfirth HD9 6BT
Position type
Temporary
Length of contract
Fixed term until 31st August (may be extended dependant on service needs)
Grade
3
Salary
£21,601
Advert Wording
We are seeking to recruit a highly committed and motivated Early Years Practitioner/childcare assistant, to work in our busy and thriving Daycare unit with children aged 2-4 years old. Post to commence 16th March 2026.
Job Title: Early Years Practitioner/Childcare Assistant- (minimum level 2 childcare qualification or equivalent)
Hours: 37 hours per week Monday – Friday, on a rota basis (Shift examples:,, 10-6) not necessarily following a pattern, term time only. Fixed term until 31st August (may be extended dependant on service needs)
Grade: 3
We Are Looking For Someone With
Passion: We want you to want to make a difference to the lives of the children in our community.
Enthusiasm: We want you to love learning so you inspire our children to become lifelong learners.
Dedication: We want you to care about the children in your care and support them in reaching their full potential.
Commitment: We want you to be committed to helping us along our journey to provide the very best care and learning opportunities for our children, whilst being a role model and advocate for our school golden values: Kindness, Respect, Trust, Responsibility and Resilience.
Early Years' experience: We want you to share our passion for providing the very best Early Years provision by understanding how young children learn best. Experience of working in an early years setting or in any capacity with children aged 2-4 years is essential.
Our successful candidate will provide supervision, care and play based interaction and activities to our youngest pupils of the school. For individual post requirements please see job descriptions and person specifications.
If you require further information about the role or would like to arrange a show around, please contact Daycare on telephone: option 3) or you can visit the school website at. Visits to the school and Daycare are highly recommended. To book an appointment please phone the above number and ask to speak with Samantha Brown, Childcare Manager.
Honley CE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery school and Daycare are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
To apply for this job, please download and complete the application form attached. Application forms should be returned to Samantha Brown (Childcare Manager) either by post to the address above or by e-mail to by Friday 27th February 2026, 9am.
Shortlisting will take place on Friday 27th February, after 9am.
Interviews will take place on the week commencing 2nd March, time to be confirmed upon shortlisting.
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
Closing date
27 February 2026, 9:00 AM
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