Job Description

Organisation

School

Job Location

Valentine Primary School Valentine Avenue, Southampton, SO19 0EQ

Contract Length

Permanent

Work Hours

Full time

Salary

27,899 FTE

Special Requirements

Enhanced DBS Required

Closing Date

18/08/2025

Job Reference

15954

Nursery Room Early Year's Assistant



We are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate and qualified childcare professional with the responsibility for the day to day running of their room. They perform an important role caring for children, maintaining a high quality, stimulating learning environment, supervising staff and imparting their knowledge and skills to others. They are creative and reflective leaders able to implement new ideas and use a range of strategies to continually improve practice and support the management team.

In September 2025

Application information:

Your interview day is a mutual process aligned to helping you to decide if this is the school to advance your career in. We aim to make the day as supportive as possible. Any questions pre or post application can be sent to Vanessa Rattley, our school business manager. (vanessa.rattley@valentineprimary.co.uk).



It would be expected that the post holder can demonstrate strongly the competencies outlined in this post definition to be shortlisted for interview.

Any other information:

GENERAL ROLE FUNCTIONS:



+ Support the running of a room/age group within the nursery.
+ Plan for the room/age group (in collaboration with the Nursery team); track the assessment of the children; deal with issues that may arise; and ensure the routines and expectations are carried out.
+ Work closely with the manager and room leader.
+ Interact, supervise and keep the children safe and happy as well as supporting the nursery team in the day to day running of the nursery.
+ Have a key worker group with responsibility of their learning and assessments e.g. learning journey observations and next steps as well as supporting all other children in the nursery.
+ Adhere to the policies and procedures at St Mary's Primary School and work within the Child protection act, current Keeping Children Safe in Education, health and safety legislation and within the guidelines of Ofsted and National Standards.
+ To work as part of a team and support members of staff and children in the nursery.
+ You will share the responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of the children

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