27 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    3 September 2025

  • Closing date

    6 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    9 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: The post is full-time and temporary for one year. We will consider applicants wishing to work part-time.

Contract type

Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

MPS or for EYT it is unqualified Teacher payscale

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who is:

  • Positive, flexible, responsible and with a passion for Early Years Education
  • Interested in Froebelian principles and pedagogy
  • Keen to make a real impact within and beyond their own team
  • A team player with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to work in partnership with parents and carers to provide high quality education with care in our nursery school
  • Able to provide a rich, inclusive, safe yet challenging environment and curriculum to meet each of our children’s unique interests and needs.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

  • The opportunity to undertake research
  • A positive, friendly and supportive team of staff and governors
  • Great resources and facilities including a large, beautiful garden
  • Excellent professional development opportunities
  • The chance to work with children who are fantastic
  • Enhanced occupational health support package

Further details about the role

Would you like to work somewhere dedicated to Early Years education with care? Somewhere committed to your professional development? A place of learning and development for all with great opportunities?

If your answer is yes then we are the right place for you. Guildford Nursery School is looking for a teacher with either Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Early Years Teacher Status (EYT) to start working with us in September 2025.

Our large Maintained Nursery School is based on two sites, both with wonderful outdoor learning and play spaces.

The post is full-time and temporary for one year. We will consider applicants wishing to work part-time.

Visits and/or phone calls to the nursery school are welcomed for all serious candidates. To make an appointment please call the headteacher, Sally Cave on 01483 566589.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and references.

Guildford Nursery School and Family Centre is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

To apply return a completed application form to: Recruitment@guildfordnscc.surrey.sch.uk

Please note that CVs will not be accepted as applications. We are conducting interviews on a rolling basis and applications will be reviewed upon receipt. If you are interested in this role, please submit your application as soon as possible.


Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and references.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@guildfordnscc.surrey.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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Additional documents

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

About Guildford Nursery School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
Education phase
Nursery
School size
169 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 5
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01483566589

Our large Maintained Nursery School is based on two sites, both with wonderful outdoor spaces.
We are the Lead Provider for family centres and family resilience services for the borough of Guildford.

Arranging a visit to Guildford Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@guildfordnscc.surrey.sch.uk.

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