14 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    12 November 2025

  • Closing date

    26 November 2025 at 9:30am

  • Date listed

    12 November 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time, part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£25,001 FTE (£20,910.76 - Actual)

Level 3 Nursery Practitioner job summary

Are you a passionate and qualified Level 3 Nursery Practitioner looking to make a lasting impact in early years education? Warren Mead Infant and Junior Partnership is excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated and nurturing individual to join our vibrant and welcoming team on a permanent basis.

If you’re committed to providing the highest quality care and learning experiences for young children and thrive in a supportive school community, we’d love to hear from you!

Your Opportunity 

This role is ideal for someone passionate about delivering high-quality care and education, who thrives in a nurturing, child-centred environment. You will play a key role in supporting children’s learning and development, planning engaging activities, and working closely with colleagues, parents, and carers to ensure each child reaches their full potential. This is a fantastic chance to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and forward-thinking school community.

What we are looking for

  • Holds a full and relevant Level 3 (or above) qualification in childcare
  • Achieved GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English
  • Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and child development
  • Demonstrates a clear commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
  • Confident in implementing safeguarding procedures and maintaining appropriate boundaries
  • Knowledge of keyworker systems, health and safety in a nursery setting, and equal opportunities
  • Effective communicator with the ability to build positive relationships with children, colleagues, and parents
  • Able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for more information and before applying.

About Warren Mead Schools

Our school sits within a newly established cluster of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Warren Mead Infants and Warren Mead Juniors, our cluster includes the following other schools; The Vale Primary School, Banstead Infant School, Danetree Primary School, Cuddington Croft Primary and Floreat Wandsworth Primary 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: As soon as possible

FTE Salary: £25,001

Pro Rata Salary: £20,910.76

Pay Range: GLF Associate Grade 3.1

Hours: 35 hrs per week Monday – Friday 8.00am – 15.30pm (Term time 39 weeks)

Closing Date: Wednesday 26th November at 9.30am

Interview Date: TBC

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

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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.

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About Warren Mead Junior School

School type
Academy, ages 7 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
249 pupils enrolled
Age range
7 to 11
Ofsted report
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Warren Mead caters for children aged 4-11 years of age with our own Nursery provision on site which caters for children from 3 years of age. Warren Mead has a highly passionate and dedicated team of staff who strive to provide the best education for all our children. We pride ourselves on;

having high aspirations of all our children,
growing considerate young people,
teaching children how to be resilient in the world in which we live,
giving the children plenty of opportunities to be proud of themselves and their peers
Warren Mead Infant and Junior School have historically been separate schools however in more recent years, we have embarked on an exciting new journey for the school where the leadership team lead the two schools as one, serving the same community. Although working out of two buildings, the schools now have a united vision, a joint set of values and a cohesive, progressive curriculum which starts in Nursery and progresses through to Year 6.
At Warren Mead, children experience an enriched learning journey that encourages them to grow as individuals through developing a love and thirst for learning. By creating a safe and inclusive learning environment, we enable all children to strive towards achieving their own aspirations, whilst encouraging learners to grow as resilient, considerate individuals that are proud of themselves everyday.

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