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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    27 June 2025 at 9:30am

  • Date listed

    20 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time, full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,272 FTE

Level 3 Nursery Practitioner (Part-time) job summary

Are you looking for a term time role in a supportive environment?

Do you have the passion and skills to work with nursery children helping them to develop their full potential?

Your opportunity

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and caring Nursery Practitioner in our nursery class to play a key role in supporting the Room Lead and the Early Years Lead in supporting a child with additional needs. You would be both helping to support a specific child with their learning needs as well as working alongside other nursery practitioners. You will work under the guidance of the nursery room lead and the Early Years lead. Experience of with working with children with additional learning needs would be a benefit.

What we are looking for

We require the successful candidate to:

  • Be able to develop positive relationships with young children
  • Be able to develop an understanding of the educational, welfare and social needs of the child you are supporting
  • Be able to stay calm and objective when presented with unusual or challenging behaviour
  • Be enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team
  • Be a confident and clear communicator with parents
  • Be flexible with regard to other classroom work
  • Have experience of working with children with additional learning needs

About

Our School sits within a newly established cluster of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with , our cluster includes the following other schools; Springfield Primary School, Hammond Junior School, Lightwater Village School, Cordwalles Junior School, Pine Ridge Infant School, Lorraine Infant School .

 This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

  • A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
  • Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
  • 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
  • We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
  • Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

  • Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme 
  • Flexible working options
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Work life and family friendly policies
  • Employee wellbeing initiatives
  • Access to a staff benefits portal
  • Community and collaboration working model

Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.

The Details

Start Date: September 2025

Salary: £24,272 FTE

Pay Scale: Associate 3.1

Actual Salary: £7,250.37 (2 days) / £9,135.46 (2.5 days)

Hours: 2 or 2.5 days a week 8.30am - 3.15pm Thursday and Friday or plus Weds 12pm - 3.15pm (Term time - 39 weeks)

Closing Date: Friday 27th June at 9.30am

Interview Date: TBC

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

Visits to the school from potential candidates are welcomed. Please contact the school office if you would like to make an appointment to visit the school.

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 are not accepted.

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About Lightwater Village School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 7
Education phase
Primary
School size
133 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 7
Ofsted report
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