Nursery Playworker

Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9EP

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £20,779.13 - £21,790.77 Annually (Actual)

Nursery Playworker job summary

Are you creative, compassionate and caring? Are you inspiring and curious about how you can make a difference to the lives of our youngest children? Do you enjoy working with others as part of a team?

Abbey Ark Nursery at Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy, Part of Infinity Academies Trust are looking to appoint an outstanding Nursery Playworker to work in our Nursery within our EYFS setting . This role has a flexible working pattern to include a combination of 7:30am start time and 6pm finish time. This role is offered on maternity cover, fixed-term basis until 31.07.2027. Please note this may end sooner if the substantive postholder returns whereby one months notice will be given

The following attributes are desirable:

Knowledge and awareness of Early Years framework

Knowledge and awareness of Safeguarding children in Early Years

Ability to make positive interactions with children to develop oracy

Willingness to lead small group activities

Confident to share creative ideas that enhance the planning and learning environment.

Ability to be flexible and an enthusiastic team player.

Applicants should have achieved Grade C or above in GCSE Maths & English or equivalent and a minimum of a Level 3 diploma in childcare. Experience of working within early years is essential. We strive to support our team by offering training and support for you and will endeavour to develop you as a valuable member of our team.

Visits to the nursery are encouraged.

If you wish to find out more information, please contact us on 01778 391695 or abbey.ark@abbeyacademies.co.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

Abbey Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and employment references. All pre-employment checks, including online checks, are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education".

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 Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 686 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bourne-abbey-church-of-england-primary-academy

Bourne Abbey C of E Primary Academy, part of Abbey Academies Trust, is a three-form entry Church Academy situated in South Lincolnshire. The other schools in our Trust are Bourne Elsea Park C of E Primary Academy and Colsterworth C of E Primary School. The school was judged to be ‘Good’ by Ofsted in July 2021 and was awarded an ‘Excellent’ SIAMS judgement in May 2023.

We are a community in which everyone is offered the opportunity to fulfil their full potential, to understand themselves and be valued for who they are. Through a stimulating and challenging learning environment, we pursue academic excellence and seek the flourishing of all. This is because we know we are all God’s children.

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can,
in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can,
as long as you ever can.”

John Wesley

We recognise that children are created in the image of God but also value their individuality as they explore their own God given talents and are treated with respect and dignity at all times. We understand that a curriculum is the totality of a child’s experience during their entire time at school. It is not isolated to subjects or viewed solely within small timeframes. It is all-encompassing. It is for this reason that our aims and curriculum drivers extend well beyond the individual subjects, showing our commitment to giving all of our children every opportunity to achieve in all aspects of their life. Our vision is that through our Christian values, we aim to nurture and challenge all our school family to flourish and become the best they can.

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