Nursery Teaching Assistant

Salfords Primary School and Nursery, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 5BQ

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,912.22 - £12,813.66- dependent on experience

Nursery Teaching Assistant job summary

Are you passionate about supporting young children in their early years of learning and development? Salfords Primary School & Nursery is seeking a dedicated and nurturing Nursery Teaching Assistant to join our vibrant and welcoming team on a part time, permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping the foundation of our youngest learners' education within a caring and inclusive environment.

Your Opportunity

This is a rewarding opportunity to support children’s learning and development through engaging play and planned activities, while taking on key worker responsibilities for our Nursery children. You will help maintain a safe, secure, and hygienic environment, contribute to planning and assessments, and ensure accurate record-keeping. The role also involves upholding confidentiality, following safeguarding procedures, and supporting the inclusive ethos of the nursery. You’ll be part of a collaborative team, attending staff meetings and training to support your ongoing professional development.

What we are looking for

•  Be interested in a career within a Nursery setting and working with children.
•  Be able to stay calm and objective when presented with unusual or challenging behaviour.
•  Be enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team.
•  Be a confident and clear communicator.
•  Be committed to their development and learning.
• Level 2 Qualified 

About Salfords Primary School 

Our School sits within a established cluster of schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with , our cluster includes the following other schools; Southgate Primary School, Forge Wood Primary School, Kilnwood Vale Primary School, Greenway Junior School, Lime Tree Primary School, Merstham Primary School .

This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme 
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.

The Details

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: GLF Associate 2 Point 1 -  £22,918.66 to Point 16 £24,653 (dependent on experience) 

Actual Salary: £11,912.22 - £12,813.66 (dependent on experience) 

Hours of work: 21.75hrs per week - 08:15-16:00 (Weds ,Thurs & Fri) - Term Time Only - 30min unpaid lunch 

Closing Date: 7 Sept 2025 

Interview date: TBA 

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 Salfords Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 404 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Salfords Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/salfords-primary-school-redhill

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