Nursery Practitioner (Fixed term – full time, term time only)

Manor Infant and Nursery School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5QR

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  11 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36.5 hours per week (Mon, Tues, Fr 8.00am – 3.30pm; Wed & Thurs 8.00am – 4.00pm)
• Contract type: Fixed term - 8 months initially
• Full-time equivalent salary: Band 4 - Pay band salary Full Time Equivalent £25,201 - £26,473. (£22,135 - £23,252 actual)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a Nursery Practitioner with lots of initiative and excellent communication skills, to join our friendly, forward-thinking and supportive team in our Preschool setting. You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hard working person and will work alongside the rest of the Nursery team in our purpose built setting. We are committed to supporting staff development and provide a wide range of training for every member of the team. Our children are engaging, keen to learn, thoughtful and well behaved.

The successful candidate must:

• Have NVQ3 or equivalent in working with children or within schools.
• Understand how to encourage social play

• Have experience of working with children within the Early Years and be committed to supporting all children’s learning.
• Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, creative and able to use their initiative.
• Be committed to working as part of a team in order to plan and deliver a broad curriculum.
• Be organised, efficient and professional in their approach and have good interpersonal skills.
• Be caring, understanding and patient.
• Promote the school and nursery values of respect, happy and resilient

• Have good IT skills.
• Have good behaviour management skills.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• engaging children who love coming to school and have a love of learning
• a committed and friendly staff
• a strong leadership team who are driving the school forward with a clear vision and high expectations
• access to employee benefits portal offering various discounts
• wellbeing support

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Nursery Practitioner JD.pdf - 203 KB (opens in new tab)

Safer Recruitment.pdf - 593 KB (opens in new tab)

About Manor Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 258 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Manor Infant and Nursery School website
• Email address: lreynolds-collins@manor-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02392820548
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manor-infant-and-nursery-school

We are incredibly proud of our school community and our pupils are well-behaved and eager to learn. Our shared school values of being respectful, happy and resilient underpin all areas of school life and our highly committed, enthusiastic staff team work hard to ensure that all children achieve well and make good progress.
The key strengths of our school include:
• A caring, child-centred ethos based in relational practice
• A strong and supportive staff team who are willing to share expertise
• Fantastic children who are incredibly passionate about their learning
• Lots of opportunities for professional development

Arranging a visit to Manor Infant and Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lreynolds-collins@manor-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk.

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