Nursery Practitioner

More than one location, Nova Education Trust

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  27 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 November 2026

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, term time
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31st July 2027
• Full time equivalent salary: Scale 1 (£25,614 pro-rata, £21,993 actual per year)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification (or equivalent full and relevant qualification recognised by the DfE)
• GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Mathematics (or equivalent)
• Paediatric First Aid qualification (or willingness to obtain)
• Experience of working with children aged two to five years.
• Experience of observing and assessing children's development.
• Experience of working collaboratively within a team
• Experience of building positive relationships with families
• Warm, caring, and nurturing approach
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to engage positively with young children
• Ability to support children's emotional regulation and wellbeing
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to maintain accurate records
• Commitment to inclusion and equality
• Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team
• Approachable
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• Ability to establish good working relationships with teaching staff and pupils.
• Reliable and punctual
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people

What the school offers its staff

Please see the job pack attached for further information.

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

Nova Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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_Nov26 Job Pack.pdf - 2.25 MB (opens in new tab)

About Nova Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Nova Education Trust website
• Email address: aboden@novaeducationtrust.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nova-education-trust

Our vision
To create transformational schools that belong to their communities and where all pupils and staff achieve more than they thought possible.

What do we do?
Create compelling school cultures where all are motivated to achieve.

Establish aspirational, purposeful, celebratory and inclusive learning cultures.

We are committed to excellence in Nova Education Trust – we are highly optimistic about our future.

How do we behave?
We work with honesty, integrity, humility and professionalism.

We trust and are loyal to each other – we demonstrate a selfless commitment in all that we do.

We innovate – we also remain open to learning from others.

We all learn together – in our vibrant, creative, diverse and inclusive family of schools.

We are highly ambitious – staff and students believe through hard work, all can succeed and grow.

School Details

Victoria Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 289 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Victoria Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/victoria-primary-school-nottingham

Arranging a visit to Nova Education Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email aboden@novaeducationtrust.net.

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