Nursery Teaching Partner
Widden Primary School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 4AW15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: Term time only plus INSET days. 33.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 3.45pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 5, Points 11 - 14
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Teaching Partner within our Nursery. This is an exciting opportunity to join Widden Primary School and become an integral member of the team.
We are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our jobs portal.
Main responsibilities:
- Ensure the pupils’ needs are met and liaise with staff as appropriate to ensure the pupils are able to make progress with their learning.
- To be part of a team that provides a purposeful, stimulating environment that is rich in learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors.
- Contribute to weekly planning and support plans for children with My Plans.
- To ensure the maintenance of adequate standards of cleanliness and hygiene for the children in early years. This includes changing nappies, toilet training and to attend to children's personal needs.
- To undertake certain domestic jobs within early years, e.g. Cleansing of equipment etc and the cleaning of rooms. Ensuring the area is kept clean and tidy.
- To develop and maintain learning support materials such as visual timetables and pre-teaching of vocabulary.
- To supervise the activities of individuals or groups of pupils to ensure their safety and to facilitate their physical and emotional development.
- To undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical and emotional needs of individuals or groups of pupils including children with special needs.
- To undertake those activities necessary to foster the intellectual and social development of children.
You will need:
- At least five GCSE’s or equivalent, which must include at least a C/4 Grade in Maths and English.
- Minimum Level 3 vocational training/qualification in the care, development and education of children.
- Previous experience of caring for, or working with children in a voluntary or paid capacity
- A commitment to the provision of high quality childcare
- A positive approach to learning and gaining new skills through teamwork and training opportunities
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 11:59pm on Monday 28th April 2025.We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
What the school offers its staff
What’s in it for you:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Widden Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 449 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Widden Primary School website
- Email address
- jdouglas@widdenprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01452 520571
At Widden, we believe that children learn best when they are happy and secure with as much first hand learning in as broad a curriculum as possible. Our curriculum is designed to make best use of visitors coming to our school, trips and other exciting learning opportunities to widen our pupil’s experiences and build cultural capital. learning to thrive. We have an excellent team of teaching and non-teaching staff who nurture strong relationships with our children and are committed to always learning. Every teacher is expected to lead on a particular aspect of school life with the support of the other staff.
Arranging a visit to Widden Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jdouglas@widdenprimary.co.uk.
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