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Nursery Assistant - Maternity Cover

Job details
Posting date: 25 March 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 24 April 2025
Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6HY
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 2a91d245-8643-40b7-8f6f-7ff0a4ce7fb0

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent inc. English, and maths at C grade or higher

NVQ Early Years Care and Education or equivalent / NNEB or equivalent

Training in the relevant strategies for NNEB

What the school offers its staff

About our Academy

Greenfields Primary School & Nursery are looking for someone who is passionate about making a positive change to children’s lives by providing children with outstanding learning experiences. We are looking for someone who shares our belief that all children learn best while having fun, and who is committed to working as part of a team in this dynamic learning environment.

We can offer you a great hardworking and supportive team in school, together with a wide range of training opportunities including an NQT programme, in school mentor and other bespoke courses from the David Ross Education Trust.

Salary & Benefits

• NJC 3 - £24,027 per annum FTE (£21,104.80 pro-rata)
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
• Awards and Recognition Scheme
• Flexible working patterns
• Benefits Platform
• holiday discounts
• cinema tickets
• restaurant booking discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Further details about the role

About the role

• To engage and extend the children's learning in a playful manner on a day-to-day basis.
• Encourage and assist the children in developing their independence skills.
• Assessing and observing the children in their play and using these to plan provocations and themes in response.
• To be an integral and positive member of the Foundation Stage team.

37 HOURS/TERM TIME (39 WEEKS) TEMPORARY MATERNITY COVER

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.