Early Years Assistant

New Road Primary & Nursery School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 1SZ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  1 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 Annually (Actual)

Early Years Assistant job summary

The Role

New Road Nursery is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring, and energetic Early Years Assistant to support our senior nursery staff in delivering high-quality education and care.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the educational, physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of all children within the setting.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Ideally, hold (or be working towards) an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Early Years Education
• Have recent experience working with young children
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Understand the role of the adult in supporting children’s learning and development
• Be an effective team player with strong communication skills
• Be flexible, adaptable, and responsive to the needs of the nursery

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.

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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 New Road Primary & Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 261 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: New Road Primary & Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/new-road-primary-nursery-school

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