Nursery Assistant
Locking Primary School, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS24 8BB3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 25 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - Up to 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Actual salary
- £14,197.33
Pay scale
- E2
What skills and experience we're looking for
- You should have a strong interest in working with children to help them develop and grow.
- You should demonstrate a good work ethic and be able to communicate effectively with the people around you, making sure that you treat both other staff and children with respect and care at all times.
- You should have a can-do attitude.
- You should bring excitement and fun to the early years setting.
You will work closely with the nursery and preschool manager to resource and adapt planning and support high quality teaching and learning across all subjects. You will help to create learning environments where pupils can expand their knowledge. You will work with the school community to uphold our trust and school values.
You need to beproactive, energetic,and committed to engaging pupils, developing their desire to learn. You will help to inspire them to be confident and independent. You will also need to be calm, patient, sensitive and able to comfort children when they’re upset.
You will:
- have EYFS experience
- have empathy for and enjoyment of working with children
- have a working knowledge of effective safeguarding practice
- have strong communication and interpersonal skills
- have willingness to engage in training and reflect for their own development
- understand that everyone is different and make sure everyone who attends our setting is respected and given the best experience
- be self-motivated, flexible and solution focused approach
- have the ability to keep calm under pressure and in challenging situations
- have the ability to provide support whilst promoting learning and respect
- be a good team player
- have an understanding of disadvantage and the barriers to learning
What the school offers its staff
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our early-years provision at Locking Primary School working with children aged 2-4 years.
Our nursery and preschool is a beautiful, modern, bright setting with a lovely outdoor space based next to the EYFS reception classrooms and outdoor provision. This gives children an excellent and familiar transition to primary school as well as being able to integrate into the main school for special events and access to further facilities. You will work closely with the main school and trust staff and benefit from high-quality training and support from the wider team.
Locking is an established, village school, for children aged 2-11 years old in a fantastic location in North Somerset. We have a strong community, and we are committed to ensuring that each of our children becomes an enthusiastic, resilient learner and to become people who want to work to the make the world a better place. So, we focus on growing the whole child, inspiring a love of learning and a sense of community, and belonging, and to do this we are looking for inspirational staff.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Locking Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 281 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Locking Primary School website
- Email address
- office@locking.extendlearning.org
- Phone number
- 01934 822867
Locking Primary School is at the heart of our community and we are continually striving to improve our provision for our children and families in the area, this is an opportunity to join a strong and supportive team who are committed to providing high quality experiences for all of our children
Playing Together
Learning Together
Working Together
Arranging a visit to Locking Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@locking.extendlearning.org.
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