Job Description

Nields Academy

Nursery Nurse

Permanent, part time, 32.5 hours per week, term time only

Salary - 22,254 (FTE 29,540)

Start - As soon as possible

Nields Academy require a caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated Nursery Nurse. We are looking for someone who is warm, friendly and motivated to work positively with children, parents and staff. The position is the perfect role for a knowledgeable Level 3 Nursery Nurse practitioner who takes pride in their room and understands the importance of engaging and enthusing every child.

The successful applicant must hold a level 3 qualification for the approved list as defined in the Early Years Qualification Requirements and Standards document and be experienced in working with children under 2. They must also have achieved a suitable level 2 qualification in English. We are looking for a practitioner who wants to share and develop their ideas, supported by our knowledgeable and caring team.

We are looking to recruit an individual that will be committed to working as part of a team to secure the best outcomes for children. You will be highly motivated, with experience of working with pre-school age children to help remove barriers to learning. Excellent written and oral communications and good organisational skills are also required.

In return you will work in a warm and welcoming school community, with dedicated staff and enthusiastic well-behaved children.

Great Heights Academy Trust is a progressive and forward thinking Multi Academy Trust where there are opportunities for development and career progression. We are a growing multi-academy trust with nine schools in the West Yorkshire area with plans to further expand. In addition, we are home to a SCITT, Research School and an English Hub.

If you are passionate and enthusiastic about helping children and can work with us to nurture their aspirations and dreams; enabling them to be the best they can be, then we would love to hear from you.

If you wish to apply for the position, please go to our Trust site vacancy page at https://ghat.org.uk/join-our-trust/vacancies/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert for Nursery Support Assistant at Nields Academy.

PLEASE APPLY VIA OUR WEBSITE, WE CANNOT SHORTLIST INDEED APPLICATIONS.

Closing date:

Tuesday 25th November 2025, 9am

Interviews:

1st December 2025

Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

GDPR Disclaimer:

Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV's and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within

14 working days of your application

, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From 22,254.00 per year

Expected hours: 32.5 per week

Benefits:

Company pension
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 24/11/2025