Nursery Assistant

The Holgate Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6HB

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,965 - £20,283 Actual Salary per annum

Nursery Assistant job summary

Nursery Assistant

Required from ASAP

Part time 32.5 hours per week

Term time only

Permanent

Salary Grade C point 5 - 6 (£26,427-£26,847 FTE per annum)

£19,965 - £20,283 Actual Salary per annum

Holgate Primary & Nursery School is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and hard-working Nursery Assistant to support teaching and learning and child development in the Early Years classrooms to maximise the participation of our children.

• Do you have a passion for working with young children?

• Are you patient, supportive and caring?

• Are you enthusiastic and motivated?

Then read on…

We are looking for someone to join our EYFS team, working alongside other teaching assistants and class teachers in the planning of work and activities for individuals and groups of children in Early Years. You will be delivering educational activities that support children in their development and aiding pupils with their education, health and special educational needs.

We are looking for a teaching assistant who will:

• be creative in your approach to learning and delivering the curriculum;

• possess and use appropriate skills to undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical, emotional and educational needs of individuals and groups of children, including those with special needs

• have high expectations of pupils’ achievements and a commitment to excellent standards;

• be enthusiastic, energetic and committed to making learning exciting;

• have excellent communication skills with children and adults

Applicants are expected to have a Level 3 TA qualification. However, we also encourage candidates with a Level 2 qualification who are motivated to progress and obtain their Level 3. We warmly welcome individuals who are passionate about positively impacting children’s lives and who thrive on challenging themselves and others to continuously improve. Our work environment is positive, supportive, and focused on growth.

In return we offer:

● A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.

● Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

● Calm and purposeful learning environments

● Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best

● Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

● A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

● Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://transformtrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies. Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Samantha Sheridan at Holgate Primary & Nursery School, Email: hprecruitment@holgateprimary.org Telephone: 0115 9638649

Closing date for applications: Friday 2nd October 2026 at 10am

Interviews will be held on: Monday 12th October 2026 from 9.00am

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9350 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

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

Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.

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 The Holgate Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1207 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Holgate Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-holgate-academy

We are a large secondary academy for students aged 11-16 years based in Hucknall and, together with our partner academies, offer post 16 study at the Hucknall Sixth Form Centre.

We support our young people, so they enjoy their time at the academy and play a key part in all that academy life has to offer. We are immensely proud of the successes achieved by our students and we constantly strive to do more and be even better. Our ultimate purpose is very simple – to do everything that we can to ensure that our students leave ready to take their place in an increasingly complicated and competitive world.

Outstanding teaching and learning is our priority. Our highly qualified and motivated staff work hard to ensure our students achieve at the highest level, whatever their starting point.

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