Nursery TA & Play Leader

Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 4BJ

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  24 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £11,522.00 - £11,522.00 Annually (Actual)

Nursery TA & Play Leader job summary

We are looking to recruit an experienced Nursery Teaching Assistant to support in Nursery & Play Leader who will actively involve children in engaged play at lunchtimes.

Hours of work will be;

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am - 12:50pm

Wednesday 9am - 13:15pm

Totalling to 20 hours & 5 mins.

9am - 12pm as a Nursery TA and 12pm - 12:50pm as a Play Leader

To commence asap on a fixed term basis to 21st July 2027, but with the potential to extend.

Spring Grove School is a multi-cultural school that lies at the heart of a supportive and diverse community in central Huddersfield. We are seeking to appoint Educational Teaching Assistants to our large and diverse school, having Early Years experience in an Early Years provision is a must. Also, our mid day lunchtime team is an important part of our school and we wish to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated individual who will be able to work to their own initiative whilst understanding and implementing a safe environment.

You will need to:

• be an excellent classroom practitioner
• be a professional who inspires all children
• willing to administer personal care
• good communication skills
• excellent interaction skills with all children through play
• have high expectations for standards of achievement, progress and behaviour
• have a passion for teaching and the ability to inspire and motivate
• be an excellent role model
• Plan play activities
• Organise games appropriate for a variety of age group
• Encouraging pupil participation during lunchtime play
• Have the ability to relate to children from diverse backgrounds

Spring Grove School is a multi-cultural school that lies at the heart of a supportive and diverse community in central Huddersfield.

In return we can offer you a warm and welcoming school community, with a firm set of values embedded in everything we do.

Respect for each other

Aspire to be the best we can be

Confidence and resilience in everything we do.

If your values matches ours, and you think you have the skills we are looking for, then please do apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 238 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spring-grove-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-huddersfield

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