Job Introduction
Nursery Assistant
• Closing Date: Wednesday, 4th December 2024
• Interview Date(s): Wednesday, 11th December 2024
• Job Start Date: January 2025
• Contract/Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday
• Salary Type: Support Staff
• Salary Details: Grade 4 - £24,404 - £24,790 pro rata (£12.65 - £12.85 per hour) - Term Time only
• Hours of Work: 8.20am - 3.20pm – five days per week
• Location of Role: Longworth Primary School
• Contact e-mail address: office.3234@longworth.oxon.sch.uk
Job/Person Summary
We are seeking to appoint an inspiring Nursery Assistant for our Preschool, who shares the same passion and commitment to teaching and learning as we do at Longworth Primary School. This role includes working closely with the Preschool Manager and the Foundation Stage class teachers, 1:1 and group work and undertaking structured and agreed learning activities with the children. The successful candidate should have a flexible and patient approach and the ability to build positive relationships with children, staff and parents. An Early Years Level 3 qualification is essential. Previous experience in a school setting is an advantage.
We look forward to receiving applications from practitioners who are:
• able to provide a range of learning support to pupils across the school;
• committed to inclusion and equality of opportunity;
• enthusiastic about working with children;
• able to work effectively as a member of a small team;
• able to communicate effectively.
The children would like an adult who:
• is playful;
• plays with them and the toys;
• has a kind voice;
• likes dinosaurs and lions
• will read and share books with them.
Application Procedure
Visits to the school are available and are encouraged. For further information and/or to arrange a visit, please email the school office.
Applications must be made via the Oxfordshire County Council application form and emailed to office.3234@longworth.oxon.sch.uk
Interviews will be held on Wednesday, 11th December 2024
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks will be undertaken and references will be applied for prior to interviews.
Due to this post having access to children, candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
