Nursery Officer - Grade A

Lillian De Lissa Nursery School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 7LX

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata. Monday to Friday 8:15-3:45pm. 35 hours per week.

Nursery Officer - Grade A job summary

At Lillian de Lissa Nursery School, we are passionate about inclusion and ensuring that our child-centred curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of all children. Our team know the children very well and are able to differentiate the support that they provide each child accordingly.

The successful applicant will work closely with the Senior Nursery Officer, who leads our Two-Year-Old provision, our Class Teacher and our Teaching Team. As a school, we strive to provide CPD opportunities to develop skills and expertise in all areas of children’s learning and development.

Applicants will need to have a relevant Level 2 qualification in Early Years and have experience in supporting children aged two to four years, including children with SEN/D. They must also have the intrinsic motivation to support all of our children to reach their full potential; irrespective of the barriers and/or challenges they may face.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by contacting Eileen Dev by calling 0121 675 3421 or via email on e.dev@ldelissa.bham.sch.uk

Safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS (criminal conviction check); Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work in the UK.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Short-listed candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded

Closing date for applications: Monday 1st June 2026

Interviews will take place on: Monday 15th June 2026

Application packs can be requested from Eileen Dev via e.dev@ldelissa.bham.sch.uk

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 Lillian De Lissa Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 92 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lillian De Lissa Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lillian-de-lissa-nursery-school

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