Nursery Assistant - 25 hours
North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5JS12 days remaining to apply
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 1am
Date listed
16 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £13,905 - £14,123 actual pa
Nursery Assistant - 25 hours job summary
Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust and Flourish Federation
Tel: 01362 668318
Email: adminmanager@flourishfed.co.uk
- Salary – Scale C, 3-4, £13,905 - £14,123 actual pa (£24,027-£24,404 FTE)
- Temporary until 31 August 2025 in the first instance with the view to extending as our new nursery is established
- Part time
- 25 hours per week
- Term time plus one week
- Required for 1 September 2025
About the Role
We are setting up a new Nursery provision at our school and are looking for an enthusiastic Nursery Assistant to join our team. The position includes supporting the children attending the Nursery setting and working with the Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager and Nursery Supervisor to deliver a suitable programme of activities, as well as caring for the children’s personal needs. The role will also include acting as a key worker for a small number of children and compiling a record of their development as well as involving parents/carers in their child’s progress. The successful candidate will enjoy working with children and be able to use their initiative to support the children’s needs and form positive and supportive relationships with them.
The Nursery setting will also provide before and after school care for the Nursery and school aged children, so the working hours will be between 8.00am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.
About us
North Elmham Primary Academy is part of the Flourish Federation along with Stibbard All Saints Primary Academy and Nursery. Both schools are part of DNEAT (Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust). The Nursery will become the main feeder setting for the school and will provide early education for children from 2 years of age. We allow parents the flexibility to use Nursery funded hours at any time during our opening hours to enable families to arrange childcare around their working week.
We would love to hear from you if:
- You have a suitable early years or childcare qualification (NVQ level 2 or equivalent)
- You have experience of working in an early years setting, either a Nursery or within an early years classroom
- You have a love of the outdoors
- You have an awareness of the Foundation Stage curriculum and experience of using the online journal, Tapestry
- You are calm and flexible in your approach to children and able to demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team
- You are willing to undertake training as required for the role, attend meetings and contribute to the positive ethos of our school.
About us / We can offer:
We are a welcoming and caring school with adults who go above and beyond to support our children. The successful candidate will join a very supportive staff team and have opportunities for further staff development as well as contributing towards the positive ethos of our school.
Culture and ethos:
- Proactively promote and demonstrate the Diocese’s vision and values in all aspects of work
- Challenge, motivate and empower others to set high aspirations and attain ambitious outcomes
- Treat everyone as a valued individual who is loved by God
- Promote and demonstrate a culture of continuous improvement which includes keeping abreast of educational developments and best management practice
- Work collaboratively developing the concept of family across the Trusts and their academies
- Ensure regular open and honest communication in all professional duties
- Recognise the importance of serving the wider community and promoting inclusivity.
- Undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade.
For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment.
How to apply
For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.
To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.
References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.
Closing date: 30 June 2025
Interview date: TBA
DNEAT Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.
The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
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.
About North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 107 pupils
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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