Nursery Practitioner Level 3

Garstang Community Primary School, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1HT

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  20 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: 26 hours per week, 8:30 - 3:30, Monday to Thursday.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,269-£31.067

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential Qualifications

• Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification or equivalent
• GCSE Maths and English, grade C and above or equivalent

Desirable Qualifications

• Paediatric First Aid
• Food Hygiene

Essential Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience of working with children within the EYFS (with at least 2 years post qualification).
• Ability to nurture, relate well and engage positively with children.
• Knowledge of play-based teaching and learning strategies.
• Ability to work as part of a collaborative team.

Desirable Experience

• Supporting children with a range of SEND disabilities
• Experience of supporting vulnerable children and their associated needs and behaviours

What the school offers its staff

We are a supportive school, who takes the wellbeing of staff seriously. We offer excellent CPD opportunities to help you develop your practice and skills.

Further details about the role

Seedlings@GCP Nursery are looking for a highly qualified and experienced practitioner to help us in developing our vibrant and inspiring space for the children of Garstang.

Are you a passionate, energetic, and experienced Early Years Practitioner? Do you want to help shape and develop a brand-new, engaging, and immersive learning environment?

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of something special from the very beginning.

Garstang Community Primary School is a well-regarded one form entry primary school with a high profile in the community of Garstang. Governors recently decided to extend our already excellent provision by opening a school-based nursery, in order to ensure a seamless transition through the early years phase into school.

This newly created post will be based in our nursery, which opened at Easter 2025, catering for 2-4-year olds. The successful candidate will join our well-established school staff, and be instrumental in creating an environment where learning through play is key. You will be well supported by the existing staff and our Early Years’ Lead. You will be expected to help direct the work of other nursery staff.

The role is for 26 hours per week over 4 days, term-time only and the salary will be paid pro-rata based on the FTE salary. Hours of work will be 8:30 am – 3:30 pm., Monday to Thursday. With the growth of the nursery, we hope in time to extend this to 5 days.

Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to applications@garstang.lancs.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

Teaching Assistant 3 JD.pdf - 57.5 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching Asst 3 (Person Specification).pdf - 98.5 KB (opens in new tab)

About Garstang Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 204 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Garstang Community Primary School website
• Email address: head@garstang.lancs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01995 603622
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/garstang-community-primary-school

Primary School located midway between Preston and Lancaster.

Arranging a visit to Garstang Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@garstang.lancs.sch.uk.

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