Nursery Nurse Assistant

Eastwick Infant School, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 3PP

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  22 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or Lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,442.00 Annually (Actual) P3 - FTE Salary £24,691pa

Nursery Nurse Assistant job summary

Working 20 hours per week, over 4 days - 9:00am to 2:30pm

Start September 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nursery Nurse Assistant to join the team at Peter Pan at Eastwick. This role supports the Nursery Manager to enable the children in the EYFS to achieve their maximum potential. You will work as a member of the nursery school team to ensure that all children attending the setting receive high quality care, are kept safe and receive rich and stimulating play experiences which meet their individual needs.

Key deliverables include assisting Nursery Manager with:

• The planning and implementation of the daily activities ensuring that children's needs are met
• Providing a safe, creative and appropriate play opportunities - ensuring that all relevant records are maintained
• Ensuring that food provision is carried out within the statutory guidelines

Key qualifications/experience and skills required ie The successful candidate will have:

• Basic numeracy and literacy e.g. through GCSE qualification in English and Maths or equivalent, or able to evidence ability at an equivalent level.
• You will also have a basic understanding of Health and Safety regulations, procedures and the principles of equality and diversity.

All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations. 

The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation. 

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview. 

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement. 

As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). 

SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION  

The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  

The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment. 

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 Eastwick Infant School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 180 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Eastwick Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eastwick-infant-school

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