Early Years Practitioner
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6NE30 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as Possible
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
13 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,989.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 4-5 NPS 6-11
Early Years Practitioner job summary
We are looking for a passionate and hardworking Early Years Practitioner to join our team at Limebrook Primary School and Nursery.
The ideal candidate will need to demonstrate good to outstanding practices, will need to be organised, proactive and have the ability to develop good relationships with staff, Children and parents in the school.
You will be able to deliver a wide range of creative and enjoyable inside and outside activities to ensure a secure and welcoming Teaching and Learning environment.
At the heart of the Lion Academy Trust is our belief that School sets children up for life.
The challenge for us teachers is that they only get one chance to make the most of it. So for us every Lion pupil - whoever they are - is a priority.
We want to recruit staff that engage and inspire both pupils and colleagues. Ideal candidates will be resilient, hardworking and willing to go the extra mile to ensure that our provision is 'Good or better, everyday'.
The role requirements will include:
Providing safe, high quality education and care to Nursery/EYFS children
Have high expectations of every pupil
Liaise closely with parents/carers ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met
Assist with planning of the curriculum, record keeping and data interpretation
Administer first aid
Set up play areas daily and help to tidy away at the end of the session
37 hours per week on rotating shift patterns of 7.30am- 3.30pm, 8am-4pm and 10am - 6pm Monday to Friday
The successful candidate will:
Hold a CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education, BTEC National Diploma in Early Years, NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development, or NNEB Certificate
GCSE in Maths and English C/4 or above
Have experience in nursery/EYFS setting
Good understanding of the EYFS curriculum
Be resilient, flexible and organised
Passionate about teaching and learning
We can offer you:
career progression and leadership opportunities
unlimited access to CPD and career development through providers such as The National College and The Key
a dynamic, dedicated team of teachers and support staff who want the best for their children
enthusiastic, friendly and aspirational children who are determined to make the most of their schooling
a vibrant and rapidly improving school with rewards and opportunities for motivated and committed individuals
Lion Pathways Curriculum
Employee Assistance programme for you and your immediate family
Perks at Work discounted cinema tickets, travel
This is a public facing role and the successful candidate must speak fluent English.
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, the successful applicant must provide satisfactory references and will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure, along with all relevant safeguarding checks.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Limebrook Primary School and Nursery
- School type
- Free School, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 113 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Limebrook Primary School and Nursery website
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery offers places for all nursery aged children (0-5) and for children starting primary school in Reception.
Offering 30 places in Reception and up to 56 places in the nursery - with extended hours and wrap-around care being on offer from the first day to support local, working parents who are looking for a convenient, quality-based childcare service to meet their needs.
The school boasts fantastic outdoor and indoor facilities, a multi-use games area, large playing fields, spacious classrooms all kitted out with the high-quality resources and IT that we demand for every setting. Our nursery spaces blend both play and learning, and give equal importance to indoor and external learning opportunities.
At all times, our focus is on ensuring our schools are safe and engaging places for learning to take place and our focus on site security and safeguarding means you can confidently leave your child with us, knowing they will be receiving the best possible learning and care while in Limebrook Primary School.
The whole Trust educational offer starts in nursery and we look forward to showing what we mean we say “Your child, our priority” to parents.
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