Nursery Nurse
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4BW29 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
24 April 2026 at 10am
Date listed
26 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,537 – £34,434 FTE (actual salary £26,031 - £28,422) per annum
Nursery Nurse job summary
Join our Early Years Team as a Nursery Nurse
We’re looking for a caring, creative and dedicated Nursery Nurse to join our warm and welcoming team at Halfpenny Lane. If you’re passionate about giving young children the best possible start in life and creating a nurturing, inspiring early years environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Whether you're an experienced practitioner or taking the next step in your early years career, you’ll be fully supported by our friendly staff and inclusive school community.
What you’ll do
In this rewarding role, you will:
- Plan and deliver a balanced and engaging early years curriculum
- Create a caring, safe and stimulating environment where children can learn through play
- Provide tailored learning experiences, including support for children with additional needs
- Build strong, positive relationships with children, parents and carers and work collaboratively as part of a professional, supportive team
What we’re looking for
Someone who:
- Has experience working with young children
- Understands early childhood development and current early years practice
- Is proactive, organised, and attentive to detail
- Is flexible and committed to contributing to school life
Why join us?
- A chance to make a meaningful difference to young children every day
- Opportunities for professional development and growth
- A caring community where every child and every staff member matters
A role where you can truly make a difference
If you’re enthusiastic, patient and passionate about early years education, this could be the perfect role for you. Come and help us create a joyful, inspiring start to school life for our youngest learners!
Contract details:
- Permanent contract
- 35 hours per week
- Term time plus 5 days (195 working days per year)
Ready to apply?
To apply, complete an application form via our website.
About Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant & Nursery School
At Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant & Nursery School, we don’t just strive for excellence - we live it every day. Recently judged ‘Outstanding in all areas’, our school is ranked in the top 5% nationally for pupil achievement. But what truly sets us apart is our culture: a supportive, ambitious environment where staff feel valued and empowered to make a real difference.
As part of Pontefract Academies Trust, one of the top-performing trusts in the country, we offer fantastic opportunities for professional growth. 88% of our staff recommend us as a great place to work, and 98% would recommend our school to parents - a testament to our positive, collaborative ethos.
If you’re passionate about helping children thrive and want to work in a school where your contribution is celebrated, Halfpenny Lane is the place for you.
For further information about our school, please visit our website.
What can we offer you?
Be part of a team that values your wellbeing, development and work–life balance. As a member of our school community, you’ll benefit from:
- Exciting career and leadership pathways supported by outstanding CPD opportunities,
- Everyday Development (EDD) Framework: A simple, personal and flexible goal-based approach to continuous learning, career growth and wellbeing.
- For the 2025/26 academic year, we have provided staff with three Everyday Development (EDD) days, the next is on Monday 20 July 2026. These development days will offer you self-directed time away from the workplace to recharge and reflect on your personal and career goals.
- Generous employer pension- West Yorkshire Pension Fund - LGPS,
- Generous annual leave entitlements paid as part of your annual salary (starting from 26 days annual leave, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service – plus 8 statutory bank holidays),
- Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance,
- Cycle to work scheme Blue Light Card
- Discounted gym membership
- Free eyecare via Specsavers
- Childcare vouchers
- Employee wellbeing programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters),
- Discounts at numerous retailers including O2
- Free flu vaccinations.
You can find more information about staff benefits and what it’s like to work with us in the ‘Working for Us’ booklet and on our website.
About Pontefract Academies Trust
Pontefract Academies Trust is a cross-phase multi-academy trust comprising of nine local schools: seven primary and two secondary, committed to providing the very best education for our children.
We are also excited to be merging with Ark Schools on 1 September 2026. This partnership will strengthen the support we offer our pupils and staff, while creating new opportunities for collaboration and professional development across both trusts. Please click here to find out more about the Pontefract Academies Trust and Ark Schools merger.
We are proud of the positive culture across our schools. In the 2025 Edurio Staff Survey, we were ranked in the top 10 trusts nationally for staff satisfaction and received several awards recognising our supportive and values‑driven working environment. Our staff tell us they feel valued, listened to and part of a team that makes a real difference every day.
We’re excited for the future and hope you’ll consider joining us as we continue to grow.
Further information
Contact us on 01977 703270 or email admin@halfpenny.patrust.org.uk
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 Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 437 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School website
Halfpenny Lane J, I & N School is a larger than average two form entry primary school. The school ethos is based on a mantra of ‘Dream, Believe, Achieve’. We have a positive culture in place throughout school and high expectations for children’s learning, their behaviour and personal presentation. The staff at Halfpenny Lane are naturally ambitious and strive to ensure that all children are provided with every opportunity to maximise their undoubted potential.
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