Lunchtime cover (qualified or unqualified)

Would you like the opportunity to work in our popular and busy Early Years setting? 

If so, we are looking for a friendly person to provide break cover for our team at PATA @ Elmbridge Under Fives which is based on the Elmbridge Primary School site.  The working hours and times each day will be 1.5 hours, with a starting time approx.10am Monday to Friday. Initially this is a fixed term contract to the end of the summer term 2025 with a possibility to continue in September.

The successful candidate must enjoy spending time with children and be enthusiastic and proactive. Ideally you will have a paediatric first aid certificate but this is not essential.  This is a great opportunity to experience working in a successful early years setting with opportunities for training and career progression for those who are interested.  Please get in touch if this sounds like you!

For details of a full job description please click here. Should you have any questions please phone Julie Rees, PATA Managed Groups Manager on 01452 541244. To apply, please click here to complete an application form.

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Closing date: Friday 7th February 2025.

Level 3 Early Years Practitioner required, 16 hours a week, permanent contract. Term-time only. 

We are looking for a talented and qualified Early Years Practitioner to work across our PATA Managed Groups. Applicants must be appropriately qualified at level 3 or above in childcare and have the ability to travel to our settings.

As a peripatetic Early Years Practitioner, you will be responsible for supporting staffing requirements at PATA’s 5 PATA Managed Group (PMG) settings in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Dursley, and Chepstow. You will work closely with setting teams to provide the highest standard of care and education for the children.

The setting addresses are: 

Elmbridge Under Fives, Gloucester. GL2 0LN

Tiny Tots, Gloucester. GL2 OAT

Funbusters, Dursley. GL11 5SF

Penguins, Chepstow. NP16 7DT

Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. GL54 5QJ

Whilst the hours are fixed per week, you will be required to be flexible and able to travel to our settings, dependent on location, occasionally leaving home at 8am to be able to support a session starting at 9am.

PATA offers a pension scheme and great additional staff benefits including access to our excellent training, long service additional leave, a Christmas shopping afternoon in the Autumn term, contributions to Christmas and mid-year team parties, access to wellbeing support, a termly Outstanding Achievement award and not forgetting free tea and coffee and the occasional treat!

For a detailed job description, please click here.  To apply for the position, please click here.

To help PATA meet the aims and commitment of the organisation’s equality policy, please click  here to complete our Equality and Diversity monitoring form. 

We are looking for talented and qualified staff who would like ad-hoc hours at our PATA Managed Groups.  Applicants must be appropriately qualified at level 3 and hold Paediatric First Aid certificate. If you are based near any of our settings and would like to be on their list as bank staff to be called in to cover sickness or planned absences, please get in touch.

The setting addresses are: 

Elmbridge Under Fives, Gloucester. GL2 0LN;  Tiny Tots, Gloucester. GL2 OAT: Funbusters, Dursley. GL11 5SF;  Penguins, Chepstow. NP16 7DT;   Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. GL54 5QJ

You are welcome to ask to be considered for individual settings, more than one or even all of them if you have transport available.

 Please complete the application form (here) and we will be in touch.