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Nursery Nurse

The Gerrards Cross CofE School, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8BD

13 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 June 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years
Working pattern: Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): 35 hours per week / 37 weeks per year (8.30 – 3.45 M, Tu, Thu, Fri; Wednesdays 8.30 - 4.30pm)
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Between £25,625 to £27,770 FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and training:

NVQ level 3 childcare qualification, or equivalent, or above
A sound working knowledge of the EYFS framework

Professional skills and attributes:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Willingness to listen and be responsive to advice and support
Commitment to an ethos of high standards, personal fulfilment and academic success
Ability to be a team player
Ability to complete all necessary tasks within a working day.

Personal qualities:

An ability to have a positive outlook on each day
Personal integrity and warmth
Personal confidence and sensitivity
Ability to relate well to others and to build positive relationships
Flexibility and open mindedness,
Enthusiasm and sense of humour
Patience and perseverance

General school requirements:

Enhanced safeguarding clearances
Understand and implement the school’s child protection policy and related DfE documents
Attend and participate in staff and team meetings as required
Participate in training and other learning activities as required
Take part in the school’s performance management process
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, confidentiality, reporting all concerns in line with school policy
Assist with the supervision of pupils as required, for example at break-times
Accompany teaching staff and pupils on school visits, taking responsibility for a group of pupils under the supervision of the teacher
Work in partnership with the teacher to support the EYFS induction programme. This may include parents’ evenings and home visits.
Be in sympathy with the ethos of a Church of England school

Main duties:

Contribute a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for our EYFS children
Establish positive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs and interests
Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in play based learning and activities inside and out of doors
Read with individual children and groups, completing reading records as directed by the teacher
Provide pastoral and learning support
Supervise and provide support for pupils including those with additional needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
Assist with the development and implementation of individual learning and behaviour support plans as well as personal care where needed
Deliver small group and individual interventions, for example ‘keep up’ phonic groups
Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance of the teacher.
Deal with minor incidents and accidents, and promote the health and hygiene of pupils
Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, and assist with displays
Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record observations of progress as directed
Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress and any barriers to learning
Promote and model good behaviour, dealing promptly with any conflicts in line with school policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
Provide clerical / admin support to the teacher
Prepare and maintain equipment and resources required to meet curriculum objectives
To ensure the provision of a high quality learning environment to meet the needs of individual pupils from different backgrounds, cultures and stages of development

What the school offers its staff

NURSERY NURSE from September 2025

We are looking to appoint a Nursery Nurse for a full time role, term time only, working in our EYFS classrooms.

Good literacy and numeracy skills, a positive approach, patience and a sense of humour are essential for all posts within the school. A NVQ level 3 childcare qualification (or above) is required.

If you are interested, please contact our SENDCo, either in person or through Mrs Marshall in the school office for further details (office@gerrardscross.bucks.sch.uk). Visits to the school are welcomed.

The application form is available on our website (www.gerrardscross.bucks.sch.uk) or can be sent by request.

The salary for the position is £25,625 to £27,770 pro rata (Bucks Pay ISN11-15) depending on experience.

Closing date: Midday Friday 11 July 2025. Please note that all applications will be considered as soon as they are received.

This post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks as our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children in our care. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability.Please let us know if we need to make any reasonable adjustments for you in our recruitment process.

The Gerrards Cross CE School Moreland Drive Gerrards Cross Bucks SL9 8BD

Tel: 01753 882731

office@gerrardscross.bucks.sch.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability. Please let us know if we need to make any reasonable adjustments for you in our recruitment process. Please note that this post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks as our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children in our care.