Nursery Assistant

Grange Park Primary School, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1ET

29 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible (subject to safer recruitment checks)

• Closing date

  2 January 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,200.00 - £22,552.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 3 NJC point 5 to point 6 £25,583 – 25,989 (£22,200 - £22,552 actual)

Nursery Assistant job summary

POST: Nursery Assistant

LOCATION: Grange Park Primary School

WORKING PATTERN: Term time plus one week - 37 hours per week, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 08:15 - 16:00. Tuesday 08:00 - 16:30. 30-minute unpaid lunch break.

CONTRACT: Permanent

SALARY: Scale 3 NJC point 5 to point 6 £25,583 - 25,989 (£22,200 - £22,552 actual)

DISCLOSURE LEVEL: Enhanced

START DATE: As soon as possible (subject to safer recruitment checks)

A unique opportunity has arisen to join a passionate team of staff in a growing Multi Academy Trust.

We are seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic Nursery Assistant to join our happy, hardworking team at Grange Park.

Community Academies Trust is a successful, forward-thinking organisation which maintains high expectations of staff and students.

The Nursery Assistant will support the Nursery Manager and wider nursery team with the day-to-day running of the nursery, helping to maintain a safe, welcoming, and positive environment, culture, and ethos for children, parents, carers, and staff. This includes assisting with high-quality childcare and learning activities, helping to maintain a well-organised and nurturing learning environment, building positive relationships with families, supporting colleagues as needed, and contributing to the smooth and efficient operation of the nursery each day.

Grange Park Primary School is part of the Community Academies Trust, a multi-academy trust with the express purpose of transforming schools in community Hubs, through applying a holistic view of education.

The Trust Child Protection Policies and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Statement can be found at: https://www.communityacademiestrust.org/en-GB/trust-information.

Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Community Academies Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offender Act 1974. We expect all staff to share our safeguarding commitments and to undergo appropriate safer recruitment checks, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from Community Academies Trust vision and values.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Community Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment. Community Academies Trust Company Registration No. 0747273-6

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 Grange Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 475 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Grange Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/grange-park-primary-school

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