Nurture Lead

Hevingham Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5NH

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  13 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.68 - £14.58 per hour

Nurture Lead job summary

Tel: 01603 754677

Email: office@hevingham.norfolk.sch.uk  

• Salary - Scale E, £13.68 - £14.58 per hour
• Permanent 
• Part time
• 32.5 hours per week 
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required ASAP

An incredibly sought after and exciting post for suitable candidate at Hevingham Primary School and Hevingham Under 5’s

Our school and Under 5’s have a very strong inclusive ethos and we work hard to develop strategies to respond to the different needs of individual children and families. Children are often noted and recognised for the support they give to each other and their conduct around school, they have an excellent attitude to their learning. Please see the job description for more specific information about the role.

Staff, children and governors are seeking to appointment a motivated and organised person who can demonstrate a nurturing approach to behaviour management. This job role would be ideal for developing your current skillset whilst working with experienced individual. Professional training will be offered such as first aid, Norfolk Steps, Nurture/Boxall Profile training.

We can offer:  

• Supportive, effective and friendly staff.  
• Well behaved enthusiastic children.
• An Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school.
• Forward thinking approaches to learning.
• Positive relationships with parents and the wider community.
• An opportunity to be innovative and creative.
• A very well maintained and attractive working environment.
• A school that works closely with the cluster trust.

We would like to hear from candidates who can offer the following or who have a willingness to develop in these areas:

• Level 3 or above in areas related to working with children and families.  
• Experience of planning and organising nurture activities and groups. 
• Behaviour and conflict resolution skills using restorative justice.
• Experience of setting suitable behaviour standards, issuing of rewards and consequences.  
• Knowledge of child development, attachment, nurture and well-being.
• Knowledge of child protection issues and safeguarding procedures.
• Knowledge of health and safety and welfare issues within a school and pre-school environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to develop effective relationships with children, staff and parents.
• An ability to challenge appropriately, professionally and in a timely manner
• Knowledge of the PAThS programme.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Resourceful, creative, good sense of humour.

Our school and Under 5’s setting are situated in a rural location, so we benefit from access to good outdoor space. Our staff team are friendly, welcoming and approachable.  

We encourage prospective applicants to come and look around our lovely school and pre-school and use our website to gather further information. 

For more information please contact Mrs Lydia Board (Headteacher) - office@hevingham.norfolk.sch.uk  Tel: 01603 754677.

How to apply

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to – office@hevingham.norfolk.sch.uk  

Closing date: 31 October 2025

Interview date: 5 November 2025

The successful applicant will be expected to share the school’s commitment to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare and will be required to submit an enhanced DBS and Barred List Check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice 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 Hevingham Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 100 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hevingham Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hevingham-primary-school

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