Nursery Assistant
West Ashtead Primary Academy, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2PX21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
9 January 2026
Closing date
31 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,396 per annum
Nursery Assistant job summary
Nursery Assistant - West Ashtead
Fancy making a real difference in the lives of our youngest learners?
West Ashtead Primary Academy is on the lookout for a dedicated and enthusiastic Nursery Assistant to join our fantastic team. If you are passionate about early years education and want to work in a supportive, forward-thinking environment whilst helping children flourish, we would love to hear from you.
The Details
- Job Title: Nursery Assistant
- Salary: Surrey Pay & Grade PS3
- Contract: Fixed term until 31/08/2026 (initially), Term time only
- Hours: 32.5 hours per week
- Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 15:30 (includes a 30-minute unpaid break)
The Role
As a Nursery Assistant, you will play a vital role in creating a nurturing and stimulating environment for our nursery children. You will work closely with the Nursery Lead and teaching team to deliver high-quality early years provision, ensuring that every child feels safe, valued, and inspired to learn through play and structured activities. Your daily tasks will involve supporting children's personal development, assisting with learning activities, and maintaining a high standard of care.
What You Will Bring
- A genuine passion for working with children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
- The ability to build strong, positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues.
- A "can-do" attitude and the flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of a busy nursery day.
- Excellent communication skills and a commitment to teamwork.
- An understanding of the importance of safeguarding and inclusive practice in a school setting.
Why Choose LEO Academy Trust?
- LEO Academy Trust champions continuous professional development and delivers a programme of in-house CPD.
- We believe in the importance of succession planning, and that we are well placed to support you in your next challenge.
- We offer opportunities to work across different academies within the Trust, and a commitment to promotion opportunities, encouraging ‘home grown’ talent.
- We provide a comprehensive health and wellbeing offer for all staff, including Wellness Programmes, Nurse Support Service, Counselling, Physiotherapy, Menopause Coaching, Financial Wellbeing Support and 24/7 GP Services
- We offer discounted rates for our Wraparound care and nursery provisions
The Small Print
To ensure the safety and welfare of our pupils, all appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. These include obtaining an enhanced DBS certificate, verifying your identity and right to work in the UK, and carrying out overseas checks where applicable. We will also verify professional qualifications and require satisfactory references covering at least the last two years of your employment history. Please ensure that any gaps in your employment are clearly explained in your application.
As part of our due diligence and in line with statutory guidance, we will also conduct online searches (including social media) for all shortlisted candidates.
All candidates should detail how you meet the aspects of the person specification for the role. You should describe your suitability against the person specification and ensure that you cover all essential criteria (if not marked as essential, please assume all are essential), by providing evidence and examples of proven experience. We are unable to accept CV’s without a completed application.
Reasonable adjustments
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in applying for this role, at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team to tell us what changes or help you might need.
Other Information
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early and interview should a high volume of suitable applications be received. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.
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.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About West Ashtead Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 0 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 237 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- Not given
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- West Ashtead Primary Academy website
School location
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