Early Years Educator - SEN Support - Bowerdean Nursery School

Bowerdean Nursery School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6AW

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2026

• Closing date

  1 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  7 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,995.00 - £25,625.00 Annually (FTE) Bucks Pay Scale range 1-2. Pay will be dependent on experience and pro-rata based on 16.5hrs per week, 39 weeks per year.

Early Years Educator - SEN Support - Bowerdean Nursery School job summary

Are you passionate about providing the very best for young children with additional needs?

Do you want to help build strong foundations for our children’s future success?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled practitioner to join our Outstanding Nursery School and provide support for our children with additional needs.

We are looking for passion, dedication and warmth and would welcome applications from suitably qualified Early Years staff (Level 2 or 3) or those with an interest in working with children with additional needs.

You will be supported by the SENCo and our SEN teacher to help provide the best for our children.

We are looking for:

A talented, organised and dedicated practitioner who is passionate about delivering high quality and challenging learning experiences to all children including those with SEND.

A flexible, open-minded practitioner who is willing to try different strategies.

About you

To have a good knowledge & understanding of Early Years pedagogy

To be able to work as a member of a team and manage staff.

To liaise with relevant staff to ensure high standards of work and behaviour are maintained

To communicate effectively with colleagues and parents.

To keep accurate records in accordance with the school’s policies

Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

This role is initially a fixed term contract for 1 year (16.5hrs p/w 0830-1200 daily), but there is likely to be the opportunity for the role to be extended or made permanent. There is also the possibility of extra hours each week, depending on the needs of our cohort.

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 Bowerdean Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 168 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bowerdean Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bowerdean-nursery-school

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