10 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    3 November 2025

  • Closing date

    13 October 2025 at 12:59am

  • Date listed

    3 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£21,541.00 - £23,880.00 Annually (Actual) NJC SCP 9 - 14 (£27,254 - £29,540 pa FTE)

Nursery Room Leader job summary

Nursery Room Leader - At least Level 3 trained

Hours of work; Part time - 34 hours per week Monday - Friday 8.45 - 3.45 also attending the staff meeting on a Wednesday until 5pm

Term time only plus inset days (39 weeks per year)

Salary; SCP 9-14

Start date: 3rd November 2025

Nythe Primary and Nursery School is looking to appoint an experienced, outstanding Level 3 or higher Nursery Room Leader to join our excellent Early Years Team. We are looking for someone to work within our Nursery setting, which caters for children aged 2 to 4. We would like someone with a tolerant and compassionate nature, a sense of humour and the ability to work both on their own and as part of our supportive team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Nursery Practitioner who would like to develop their skills further. Nythe Nursery has plans to expand to 2 nursery rooms and the successful candidate would be pivotal in the plan to achieve this. We would like the successful candidate to attend Excalibur Early Years training when require to develop understanding throughout early years and the links from Nursery to reception.

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has a full and relevant Level 3 qualification .
  • Has experience of working within an early years setting.
  • Has good communication skills and the ability to develop excellent relationships with children and adults.
  • Can contribute to providing a responsive, nurturing and stimulating environment for our children.
  • Is committed to equal opportunities and provision that responds to each individual child and family.
  • Is willing to support children with medical needs as required.

In return we offer:

  • A committed, hardworking and friendly team,
  • A supportive leadership team.
  • Opportunities for professional development.
  • Use of a fully-resourced sensory room.

As an Academy we work within the support of Excalibur Academies Trust, which offers our employees many wide ranging opportunities for future professional development.

Closing date: 12th October 2025 (may close advert early for the right candidate)

Interviews: Week com. 13th October 2025

Nythe Primary School and Excalibur Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

Safeguarding Statement

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

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.
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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

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About Nythe Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
176 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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School website
Nythe Primary School website
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