Nursery Teacher with QTS (Nursery Lead)

Horsted Junior School, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9TF

52 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 (or sooner if available)

• Closing date

  21 September 2025 at 11pm

• Date listed

  29 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) MPS / UPS + TLR (Dependant on experience)

Nursery Teacher with QTS (Nursery Lead) job summary

Location: Horsted School, Chatham, Kent ME5 9TF

Salary: MPS/UPS + TLR (depending on experience)

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Start Date: January 2026 (or sooner if available)

Closing Date: 19th September 2025

Interviews: 29th & 30th September

At Horsted School, we are looking for an inspirational, passionate, and experienced Nursery Teacher with QTS to lead our brand-new nursery provision for children aged 3 to 4 which is due to open in January 2026.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to shape the future of early years education within our school community. We are seeking someone who shares our commitment to nurturing young minds and creating a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment where every child can flourish.

🌱 About the Role

You will play a pivotal role in establishing and leading our new nursery setting. Your responsibilities will include:
- Designing and delivering an outstanding EYFS curriculum tailored to 3–4-year-olds.
- Creating a warm, welcoming, and safe environment.
- Collaborating with senior leaders to develop routines, policies, and a strong team ethos.
- Building strong relationships with families and the wider community.
- Leading and supporting a small team of nursery staff to ensure high-quality care and education.

👤 Person Specification

Essential:

- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with experience in Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
- A proven track record of outstanding teaching in an early years setting.
- Deep understanding of child development and the EYFS statutory framework.
- Experience in leading or contributing to the development of early years provision.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- A nurturing, creative, and reflective approach to teaching and leadership.

Desirable:

- Experience in setting up or significantly developing a nursery or early years unit.
- Paediatric First Aid qualification.
- Experience working with children with SEND.
- Knowledge of effective parental engagement strategies.

🌈 We Offer:

- A unique opportunity to lead and shape a brand-new nursery provision.
- A supportive and forward-thinking leadership team.
- High-quality CPD and leadership development opportunities.
- A vibrant school community with enthusiastic children and engaged families.
- A beautiful learning environment with access to outdoor space and resources.

📅 Further Information

Please visit our school website https://www.horstedschool.co.uk or contact the school office on office@horstedschool.co.uk or 01634 335400 for any additional information. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged

Safer Recruitment

The Bluebell Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. The Bluebell Federation reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview. Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.

Equal Opportunities

The Bluebell Federation is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Federation have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Additional Information

• References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.
• Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.
• Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.
• Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
• The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.

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

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 Horsted Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 250 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Horsted Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/horsted-junior-school

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