Oakley Pre-school is Hiring!!

We are looking for imaginative and energetic people to join our Pre-school! We are an ambitious charity setting that is going through a period of change as we evolve to meet the needs of our rural community. We are currently a 1 room setting (with maximum capacity of around 24 children age 2-4) however will be adding a new Baby Room in September 2026. We also operate the Breakfast Club, After School Club and Holiday Club for Oakley School Children.

All our adults will be full of ideas, creativity and passion for the small & mighty Pre-Schoolers. You will fit in if you have the ability to quickly form trusting relationships with the children (and their parents) and be as happy pretending to eat amazing playdough creations as you are exploring the mud kitchen.

We want people who are looking to become a key and valued part of a small team and who embrace just how important the Early Years are to a child’s development.

More details:

Location: Oakley Pre-School, Oakley C of E School, Worminghall Road, Oakley, Bucks, HP18 9QY

Hours of operation: 7.15am - 6pm, 51 weeks per year

Role description: Early Years Educator

Full Job Description can be found here.

Days per week: 2-4 days per week, days to be agreed

Type of role: 1 role is term time (40 weeks per year - Bucks School term time + 1 week to be agreed), 1 role is All Year (closed between Christmas & New Year)

To Apply: Please complete the application form here and also send a CV & covering letter to Joanne Grey, Pre-school Business Manager at committee@oakleypreschool.co.uk . Closing date for applications 15th June 2026.

Role description: Early Years Lunch Cover / Apprentice

Full Job Description can be found here.

Days per week: 4 or 5 days days per week, days to be agreed. 16 hours (around 10am - 1pm)

Type of role: Term time (40 weeks per year - Bucks School term time + 1 week to be agreed).

Because of the nature of these jobs, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application that you disclose any information requested in respect of applicable convictions and cautions (including, as applicable any reprimands or final warnings). This post may be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, in which case applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act unless the conviction or caution is “protected” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Any such ‘protected’ conviction or caution is not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. All guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found in the DBS filtering collection, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, caution, reprimand or final warning has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this role but any failure to disclose any such information will result in dismissal or disciplinary action.