Nursery Teaching Assistant
Hearsall Community Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 6LR17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 10am
Date listed
27 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,314.00 Annually (Actual) Support Staff Grade 3 - FTE £25,185
Nursery Teaching Assistant job summary
Job Title Nursery Teaching Assistant
Employment Status: Permanent, 37 hours a week, term time plus 5 days
Actual Salary: Grade 3 -£22,314 pro rata per annum
Required: As soon as possible
Location:Coventry
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a nurturing and enthusiastic nursery teaching assistant to join our friendly, supportive nursery. The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting the learning, development and wellbeing of our youngest children, helping create a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment where every child can thrive.
We are looking for some who:
Has experience working with children and be able to form positive relationships but maintain good discipline.
Can communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) to a variety of audiences to young children.
Has the ability to create a well-organised and engaging nursery learning environment
All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.
About us
Hearsall is a thriving, diverse school in a fantastic Edwardian building, which has been serving the local community for over 100 years. We are proud of our warm and nurturing environment which is full of enthusiastic children and staff who are committed to supporting children to achieve their best.
Community is at the heart of everything we do and we work closely with our community of parents, carers, governors and extended families who provide invaluable support for the school including events and fundraising.
At Hearsall we are passionate about creating a learning environment and ethos which engages and motivates our learners to work hard and flourish. We want to develop children’s skills of independence, resilience, collaboration and respect to prepare them with life skills for the future. Our theme curriculum is carefully designed to inspire children and ensure they love learning with enriching and creative experiences.
We are a member of Inspire Education Trust, a Coventry based multi-academy trust which sets out to provide an environment where both staff and students can thrive, and putting children at the heart of everything we do.
Why work for us?
A career at Inspire Education Trust offers a rewarding future, with the opportunity to make a real impact on the lives and outcomes of our young people. We work hard to provide an environment which places staff wellbeing at the forefront of the agenda, as well as providing ample opportunities for personal and professional development.
As such, we offer a portfolio of benefits designed to enhance and support the working lives of our staff. These include, but are not limited to:
A highly supportive and committed senior leadership team
Employee Assistance Programme which offers 24/7 confidential advice and support on a range of matters and free access to accredited counsellors
A focus on staff wellbeing including a network of wellbeing champions and a supportive working environment
Opportunity to join a committed and forward-thinking team of staff
Employee Benefits platform providing staff access to a range of benefits such as shopping discounts
How to apply:
All applications must be received electronically via our My New Term page: https://www.ietrust.org/vacancies/
Closing date: Monday 13th April 2026
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 20th April 2026
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
The role of Nursery Teaching Assistant will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Hearsall Community Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 457 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hearsall Community Academy website
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