Nursery Manager

St Botolphs CE Academy, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9BT

34 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  2 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36.25 hours per week Monday to Friday 8:15am until 4:00pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,572 - £28,539
• Pay scale: Support Staff Scale Points 23-27

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Has high expectations and is committed to ensuring all children make strong progress based on their starting points
• Is a creative practitioner;
• Has the ability to inspire and motivate;
• Has experience of working in Early Years
• Is able to communicate well with good interpersonal skills;
• Is committed to an inclusive ethos where every person matters;
• Has good behaviour management skills;
• Has knowledge and experience in children with additional needs;
• Can work well as part of a team, specifically the Early Years Leader;
• Is warm, kind, caring, positive and has a sense of humour.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A nurturing, caring and inclusive school;
• A forward-thinking Trust that takes professional development, workload and staff wellbeing seriously;
• A friendly, hard-working, professional and supportive team of staff and governors;
• Happy and enthusiastic children who enjoy learning and behave well;
• A commitment to your professional development.

Further details about the role

St Botolph’s is a special place with a distinctive Christian ethos. We are all proud of our school and the journey we have been on over the last few years. We have worked hard to create an engaging broad and balanced curriculum to inspire and motivate our pupils, enabling them to flourish and achieve well. In October 2024, we received ‘Good’ Ofsted judgements in Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development and Leadership and Management and ‘Outstanding’ in Early Years.

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, enthusiastic and committed Nursery Manager who, supported by our Early Years Leader, will be able to continue to ensure we provide an outstanding education for our youngest children.

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.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Nursery Manager Recruitment Pack - March 2025.pdf - 936 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Botolphs CE Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 315 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Botolphs CE Academy website
• Email address: lee.swift@stbotolphs.enhanceacad.org.uk
• Phone number: 01977 677494
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-botolphs-ce-academy

Arranging a visit to St Botolphs CE Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lee.swift@stbotolphs.enhanceacad.org.uk.

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