Nursery Assistant (L2 or L3 Early Years qualified)
Greensted Primary School & Nursery, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1RX12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
13 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Hours of work: 8:30-3:00 30 hours per week Term-time only (38 working weeks) 43.5wks paid per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L2 Early Years qualified Scale 2 Point 3 £24,733 FTE / L3 Early Years qualified Scale 2 Point 4 £25,110 FTE
Actual salary
- L2 EY qualified £16,730 Actual / L3 EY qualified £16,985 Actual
Pay scale
- L2 EY qualified Scale 2 Point 3 / L3 EY qualified Scale 2 Point 4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Greensted is a vibrant and inclusive educational environment dedicated to fostering the potential of all our students. We have an exciting opportunity for childcare practitioners to join our over-subscribed nursery. The offer is open to experienced practitioners with a Level 2/3 Early Years/childcare qualification. Working with children aged 2-4 years as part of the nursery team, you will provide safe, high-quality education and care for young children.
Duties will include:
- To help to set up the classroom for the daily programme and to help tidy away at the end of the session.
- To act as a keyworker to a small group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met.
- To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulation.
- To attend staff meetings and in-service training courses and meetings as requires.
- To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff which is acquired as part of the job.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Nursery Leader and Head of School.
We would love to hear from caring, enthusiastic applicants who have a passion for working with children and would like to join our nursery.
What the school offers its staff
- Brand new Nursery facilities
- A friendly and supportive team
- Additional bonus week for the May half-term break
- A professional development day during term time for all staff
- Opportunities for continuous professional development
- An inclusive school where the Nursery participates with the wider school community
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Greensted Primary School & Nursery
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 508 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery website
- Email address
- daly@greensted.essex.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01268 553 359
Greensted is an oversubscribed Primary School with Nursery classes that caters for pupils ranging from age 2 to 11. We are an academy and part of the Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust.
What makes Greensted Primary School and Nursery stand out from the crowd? Three aspects: Our pupils, who wholeheartedly embody the Greensted values. Our parents, who provide the platform and support to enable our children to succeed. And finally, the Greensted Staff, who ensure that our pupils receive a truly fantastic all-round learning experience. Don't believe us? Pay us a visit and see our remarkable school in action!
Arranging a visit to Greensted Primary School & Nursery
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email daly@greensted.essex.sch.uk.
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