Co-Educator to work within Nursery/EYFS

Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery, Harlow, Essex, CM20 3BW

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  27 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,653.61 - £21,290.41 Annually (Actual) This advert may close early if a suitable candidate is found

Co-Educator to work within Nursery/EYFS job summary

We are looking for a motivated Early Years Practitioner with a relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification to support the day-to-day learning and care of young children. The role includes helping to deliver engaging activities, supporting children’s development and wellbeing, and working closely with colleagues to maintain a safe, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment.

About the school

Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery is a safe, happy and caring school with a singular vision - There are no limits to our learning.

We set the highest expectations for all pupils regardless of factors such as gender or ethnicity. From Nursery through to Year 6, every opportunity is taken to extend the curriculum beyond the statutory requirements and push our pupils' learning to ever-increasing heights.

We welcome you to join us on our journey to the stars.

About the Trust

BMAT is a thriving community of schools, committed to providing an outstanding education for every student attending one of our schools. We create environments where individuals matter, confidence flourishes, and every child can achieve exceptional outcomes. We currently oversee seven secondary academies and five primary academies, primarily located in Harlow, with additional sites in Newham and Stansted.

The Trust’s vision is clear - to work together to smash through the barriers that prevent children from becoming confident, high-achieving, and independent individuals.

What can BMAT offer you? BMAT provides a range of benefits to support your personal and professional well-being:

Enhanced and flexible PPA

Generous employer pension contribution through Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme

Private healthcare benefits, including 24/7 Doctorline access

Home and electronic salary sacrifice scheme

Cycle to work

Discounted Gym membership through salary sacrifice

Lifestyle and discount savings

Workplace nursery fee salary sacrifice scheme via Yellownest

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support

BMAT Education is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

Please note this role may close early if suitable candidate is found

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 459 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cooks-spinney-primary-academy-and-nursery

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