Nursery Officer (Qualified) - Maternity Leave Cover

Allens Croft Nursery School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 6RP

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st November 2026

• Closing date

  14 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £26,824.00 Annually (FTE) Salary is paid pro-rata to account for school holiday periods. This role is subject to job evaluation

Nursery Officer (Qualified) - Maternity Leave Cover job summary

We are a Local Authority Maintained Nursery School provision for children from 2 to 4 years of age. We also offer wraparound provision in the form of breakfast, after school and holiday clubs for our whole age range.

Since September 2018, we have been a part of the Birmingham Federation of Maintained Nursery Schools. We share an Executive Head Teacher with another Nursery School and a Governing Board with 8 other Birmingham Local Authority Maintained Nursery Schools. In addition to the full board, we also each have a local committee which focuses on the running of clusters of schools. Please see our websites for further details:

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Allens Croft Nursery School is a happy, vibrant, inclusive and exciting place where the passion for play and learning is obvious. We have long been and continue to be excited by the learning journey we enter into with children daily and strive to achieve ever higher levels of satisfaction, enjoyment and achievement. We continue to delight in the feedback and engagement of parents and carers. Our outstanding relationships with children, parents, carers, other professionals and one another are a key aspect of our success.

Children flourish as a result of the input of staff who are attentive to their social and emotional needs as well as their physical care and well-being. They benefit from a curriculum and resources that encourage and promote creativity, exploration and development of communication skills. They quickly develop self-confidence and enjoy high levels of self-esteem in the bespoke environment for our youngest children.

We are seeking an outstanding, term-time only, Nursery Officer (Grade A) to join our dedicated team to cover a maternity leave absence. If you have the knowledge, empathy, professionalism, drive and skill to fulfil this role, we would like to hear from you. This role requires a working pattern of 8:30am-3:30pm, 3 days per week, and 08:30-16:00 2 days a week (currently Wednesdays and Thursdays) to attend staff meetings.

Visits are greatly encouraged prior to application and/ or interview.

This role is subject to formal evaluation via the BCC equal pay progression job evaluation process.

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 Allens Croft Nursery School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• Size: 125 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Allens Croft Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/allens-croft-nursery-school

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