Nursery Learning Support Assistant

May Park Primary School, Bristol, BS5 6LE

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP/December 2025

• Closing date

  27 November 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  13 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £9,081.00 - £9,224.00 Annually (Actual) SCP 2 - 3 (£24,413 pa - £24,796 pa FTE)

Nursery Learning Support Assistant job summary

Nursery Learning Support Assistant

Hours of work: Part time, 16 hours per week

Term time only plus inset days (39 weeks per year)

Start date: ASAP / December

May Park Primary school is looking to appoint a Nursery Practitioner to join our excellent Early Years Team. We are looking for someone to work within our Nursery setting, which caters for children aged 2 to 4. We would like someone with a tolerant and compassionate nature, a sense of humor and the ability to work both on their own and as part of our supportive team.

About the school:

We are diverse and vibrant three form entry primary school with a stimulating nursery set in fantastic grounds. Our modern, purpose-built buildings and our extensive outdoor space enable our children unique opportunities to use their creative minds as they explore the woods, Savannah, field and multi-use games area.

At May Park our highly experienced teachers and staff are committed to providing a nurturing environment so that all of our children succeed. By offering an inspiring curriculum, we expect our children to think differently: taking risks with their learning, embracing uncertainty, problem solving, making connections and playing with possibilities.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a relevant qualification.
• Has experience of working within an early years setting.
• Has good communication skills and the ability to develop excellent relationships with children and adults.
• Can contribute to providing a responsive, nurturing and stimulating environment for our children.
• Is committed to equal opportunities and provision that responds to each individual child and family.
• Is willing to support children with medical needs as required.

In return we offer:

• A committed, hardworking and friendly team,
• A supportive leadership team.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Use of a fully-resourced sensory room.

As an Academy we work within the support of Excalibur Academies Trust, which offers our employees many wide ranging opportunities for future professional development.

Safeguarding Statement

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

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

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.

About May Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 468 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: May Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/may-park-primary-school-bristol

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