Nursery Officer

Meadowfield Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 0JY

20 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,281.00 - £23,748.00 Annually (Actual) B3 SCP 7-11 £26,403 - £28,142 FTE

Nursery Officer job summary

Term-Time + 2 Training Days, 37 hours per week

Monday to Friday Shift Pattern 8.00am-4.00pm or 9.30am-5.30pm

We are looking for a calm, consistent, and compassionate Nursery Officer to join our friendly team!

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our warm, collaborative, and child-centred team. Our practitioners support one another, with individual strengths recognised and valued. Teamwork is at the heart of what we do — sharing ideas, offering support, and working together to ensure every child receives the highest quality care and a rich learning experience. There are also opportunities for professional growth and progression within the team, allowing individuals to develop their own interests across any area of the EYFS, as well as explore wider career opportunities across the Trust.

About our School

At Meadowfield Early Education and Daycare Provision, we create a nurturing and inclusive environment where every child can thrive. Our focus is on laying strong foundations for our youngest children, helping them develop independence and resilience through thoughtfully scaffolded learning experiences - truly 'sowing the seeds for the future generation.'

We take great pride in supporting families within our community, offering flexible, high-quality care and education that enables parents to access work, college, and university opportunities. In addition to providing government-funded places, we are committed to expanding our support by creating more opportunities for families to access our provision.

Here’s what you can expect when you join us:

• Generous pension scheme: Employer contribution rate of 19%, plus a wide range of benefits and discounts. Full details HERE
• Flexible working options: We support work-life balance and are open to exploring suitable arrangements
• Supportive environment: We prioritise respect, equality, diversity, and well-being
• Community culture: Collaboration and generosity are at the heart of our team
• Professional development: We invest in your growth at every stage of your career

For more about the Nursery Officer role, click the ‘view our careers page’ button.

About You

To be a good fit for this role, you will be:

• A compassionate and adaptable individual who demonstrates a strong commitment to meeting the diverse needs of all pupils
• A clear communicator with excellent organisation skills, able to balance firmness with empathy and build relationships with a wide range of individuals
• Able to offer positive support for children’s development and wellbeing as they progress through the Early Years Foundation Stage
• A qualified level 3 practitioner

Next Steps

Let’s Connect: We would love to speak to you to answer any questions you might have about this role or our school ahead of applying for this opportunity. To arrange a convenient time to speak in person, or visit us ahead of applying, please email Carol Cooke at cookec@mps.rklt.co.uk.

Adjustments: Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please include these within Part Two of our application form under the section ‘Disability and Accessibility’.

Applicant Guidance: Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools. Our recruitment guidelines and privacy notice for applicants can be found HERE.

Ready to Apply: If you have all the info you need, click APPLY NOW to start your application.

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 Meadowfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 493 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meadowfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meadowfield-primary-school

Meadowfield Primary is a special place to learn and work. We have a strong and large staff team who are dedicated to wanting the best outcomes for all of our children. We work closely with our Children's Centre and extended services team to provide many opportunities for the whole family to become involved in school life. We offer a range of after school provision including dance, football, martial arts, sewing, multi skills, art and cookery clubs to name a few.

We have an unswerving commitment to a child centred learning provision - we offer many off site and innovative learning experiences so that the children learn actively and achieve to their potential. Our motto is 'Sowing Seeds for the future' and we truly believe that here, at Meadowfield, we equip our children with the skills and knowledge to set them off on a path to lifelong learning...

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