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Teaching Assistant (Pre-School)

Job description:

Working at Radlett Prep School means joining a warm, ambitious community where every pupil is known, valued and inspired to thrive. Staff help pupils grow in love of learning, compassion, resilience, respect and community—achieving excellent outcomes at the end of Year 6.

Radlett Prep blends heritage with exciting growth, including a new Pre-School and expanding facilities. Staff play an active role in school life, from running clubs to attending residentials and key events, becoming part of a supportive, forward-thinking team where your work truly matters.

We are seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated Teaching Assistant/Early Years Practitioner to join our brand-new pre-school team. Working with children aged 3 years and above, you will play a key role in supporting their learning, development, and wellbeing within a nurturing and stimulating environment.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience working in an Early Years setting and hold a minimum Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education or Childcare.

Competitive salary on our own RPS Scale.

For an application pack, please email admin@radlettprep.co.uk. CVs will not be accepted.

Starting Date: 1st January 2027

Closing date for applications: 2nd October 2026 at noon

Interviews will take place on Monday, 12th October 2026

For all vacancies, we welcome applications from warm, confident and proactive team-players who thrive in a vibrant community with a family ethos. 

Successful candidates when vacancies arise, will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) enhanced check. 

Posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, which means we are permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions. This includes those which are spent, unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of neurodivergence, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.