Job Description

Job Reference: 2552005007-2 Date Posted: 6 January 2026 Recruiter: Noddy's Nursery School Limited Location: London Salary: 26,500 to 33,000 Sector: Nursery / Early Years, Support / IAG Job Type: Permanent

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Job Title:

Nursery Teacher

Location

: Two schools in London - Putney, SW15 6EH and Southfields, SW19 6SP

Salary:

Level 2 - 26,500


Level 3 and above - 33,000

Job Type:

Full time/ Permanent

Working hours:

Monday - Friday; 7:15am-5:15pm / 8am-6pm / 8:30am-6:30pm (1 hour lunch break + 15 min coffee/tea break)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure that the high standards and philosophy of Noddy's is always implemented in front of children, parents and other staff members. Ensure that you are following the Early Years Foundation Stage, using all relevant paperwork to plan, observe, track and move children forward to their next stage of development Being responsible for a key group of children, keeping an accurate record of their developments and achievements. Write termly learning journeys for each child in your key group. Being aware of each child's individual care needs, including medical information, sleeping and dietary needs. Record the children's sleep times, eating habits and bottle-feeds and undertake weekly observations. Preparation and completion of activities, both in the classroom and in the garden, to suit each child's stage of development. Ensure that the children are safe and safeguarding procedures are always adhered to. Ensure children who are unwell are monitored in line with our sickness & temperature policies and that management are notified so arrangements can be made with the parents if they need to collect their child from Noddy's.

Specific child care tasks:

Provide toys, activities and equipment that is appropriate to each child's developmental stage. Sing, read stories and play games with the children. Supervise at meal times, feeding and serving food, as necessary. Change nappies at regular times throughout the day or when required. Create displays with the children's work and ensure that the classrooms always have displays up. Wash up any painting materials or kitchen utensils used and clear up after activities. Assisting in the induction process for new children who have just joined Noddy's. Ensure that safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards are always maintained. Communicate regularly within the team, supporting other members of staff within your room and school. Greet, approach and talk to parents every day. Perform termly parent / teacher meetings - 3 per year. Liaise with parents, carers or family members, forming professional relationships and share with them their child's development. To be flexible within working practices of the nursery, helping where required. To work alongside management ensuring the standards and philosophy of the nursery are maintained. To attend out of hours meetings, such as parent evenings, events and staff meetings Always uphold the reputation and standards of Noddy's, both within working hours and outside. Work together as a team with your fellow staff members

About you:

Experience working in nursery school preferred Level 2 / Level 3 / Level 5 / QTS - Early years qualification preferred

Benefits:

Holiday - 25 days per year + 8 bank holidays - 33 days a year in total 1 day off every 2 weeks. That is an extra 26 days off per year! A total of 59 days off per year! Extra holiday accrued through loyalty - 1 extra day per year and per promotion We only promote internally. A Senior Nursery Teacher can earn up to 34,700 per year and Junior Managers 40,000 per year. We promoted 20 staff in the last 12 months! Full training provided including paediatric first aid, hundreds of online courses, support to upskill in certain areas such as special educational needs (SEN), child development, manager training courses etc. Cycle to Work Scheme. In house chefs and housekeepers meaning no washing up or preparing food. You can just focus on being a nursery teacher. Free tea, coffee, and other refreshments on your break. Free mental health & wellbeing program for all staff from Health Assured Stylish Noddy's uniform provided

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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of Early Childhood Educator, Preschool Instructor, Child Development Specialist, Early Years Practitioner, and Pre-Kindergarten Teacher may also be considered.