Nursery Assistant
Netherton Infant and Nursery School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 7JEThis job expired on 5 December 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Monday 5th January 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
Closing date
5 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 12 hours per week, term time only, Tuesday – Friday 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed Term until 31st August 2026
Actual salary
- Band B (NJC point 3) Actual: £3,526 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: Band C (NJC point 4-6) Actual: £6,876
- £7,096
Hours: 12
hours per week, term time only, Tuesday – Friday 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Contract: Fixed
Term until 31st August 2026
Closing Date: Friday 5th December 2025 at 9am
Start Date: Monday 5th
January 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we would encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Are you a passionate, friendly and dedicated when it comes to providing excellent care and educational support to a pupil with additional needs?Do you recognise yourself as having strong communication skills, patience and understanding?Are you a strong team player who can help to secure outstanding outcomes for all pupils in a safe, vibrant, and happy school? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
You’ll be joining an Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) team who promote high-quality care, learning, and development for all children.
What we’re looking for
Someone to/with:
- Provide support to nursery children with additional needs who initially require individual assistance to access learning, developing them to learn more independently, as well as being able to nurture the child’s social and emotional needs
- Previous experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs would be an desirable, as would knowledge/experience of Safer Handling and Team Teach, but training can be provided
- Knowledge of Complex Communication and Interaction Needs
- Be responsible for some learning activities within the overall teaching plan to enable access to learning.
- Carry out age-appropriate interventions within or outside of the classroom.
- Provide the energy, stamina and commitment to make a difference and create the best possible educational opportunities for the young people at Netherton Infant and Nursery School.
What you’ll get in return?
You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!
In addition to this you will benefit from:
- Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pensions Fund
- A Supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team
- Staff development through appraisal and CPD
- Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all of our children
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care
- Annual Flu Vaccines
- Home & Technology Scheme
- Rewards and discounts
- GP Online and Prescription Service
- Your Care Wellbeing package
- Lifestyle benefits (discount platform)
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
Please see our Job Pack below for further information
If you have any questions, or wish to visit our school, please contact the office on 01484 661832.
HOW TO APPLY
Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role, ahead of making a formal application, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact our office via office@netherton.TLT.school
If you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application form.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
What the school offers its staff
Further information about the job
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Netherton Infant and Nursery School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 201 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Netherton Infant and Nursery School website
- Email address
- recruitment@TLT.school
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