Job Description

Due to an increase in numbers, we are seeking a skilled Early Years Assistant for September 2025 start!

Term time only

Monday to Friday 8.30am-3.45pm (Including 30 minutes unpaid lunch)

Salary point: D3 (24,027 Pro rata)

Closing date 9am Monday June 9th. Interviews w/c 16.6.25

Temporary with the hope of moving to permanent, budget allowing.

Do you consider yourself as someone who is able to effectively communicate with children? Can you allow children space, freedom and time to explore, question and test in order to make sense of the world? Are you able to sensitively work alongside children, learn with them, wonder with them and know when to interact, support, facilitate and communicate?

If your answer is yes, you could be our next Early Years Assistant!

Wallace Road nursery School is a Maintained Nursery School in West Northampton. Our team might be small, but they are skilled, committed and passionate about quality early years education. We are child centred in the truest sense. We know that the nursery is the child's learning space and where every child should have the freedom to explore every inch. We aim to remove barriers and allow children to take measured risks in a safe environment.

Our aims are for every child to be:

Happy

Confident

Valued

Engaged

Curious

If you want to be part of a caring and welcoming team who deliver the Early Years curriculum in a truly child centred way, what are you waiting for? Apply!

We are not able to accept CVs so application forms must be completed for you to be considered.

Visits to the school welcome and encouraged. Please contact the office on 01604 713422, or email: head@wallaceroad.northants-ecl.gov.uk

Wallace Road Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment.

Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Experience:

Nursery: 1 year (required) Childcare: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 09/06/2025
Reference ID: 2025.1
Expected start date: 01/09/2025