Nursery Practitioner (Qualified)

Fixed Term • One Year (Maternity Cover)

Do you have the qualifications and caring approach to succeed in our nursery team?

Our Nursery Practitioners ensure our children have a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment and we now looking for a caring, friendly and dedicated qualified Nursery Practitioner (NVQ Level 3 or relevant qualification equivalent in Early Years Foundation Stage) to join our team. ​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​If you believe that every child deserves the very best start in life and you can positively contribute, we would like to hear from you.

Holmbush Primary Academy

At Holmbush Primary Academy, we set no limits to how far children’s learning might take them - and us.

It is a journey we’re all on together, the children, the parents and carers, and the school. We love how unique every child is and our small and nurturing environment allows them to develop in their own particular way.

We provide a safe, attractive, and stimulating learning environment for over 200 pupils ages 4 to 11. The classrooms are extremely well resourced; light, bright and airy and much larger than average-sized primary classrooms. It has a published admissions number of 30 and total capacity of 210 pupils. It also hosts Little Learners, a nursery for 3 and 4 year olds.

We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:

• Automatic annual pay increments.
• High quality continuous professional development and support for your career progression.
• A strong commitment to your health & wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors, flexible working opportunities from Day 1, and Employee Assistance programme.
• Generous public sector pension scheme.
• Discounts on retail & travel.
• Cycle 2 Work scheme.
• Charity giving.
• Our salaries are aligned to the Real Living Wage, ensuring all our support staff are paid a minimum of £10.90 per hour.

We are proud to be part of the University of Brighton Academies Trust; a family of infant, primary and secondary schools based in Sussex.

Working Together, Delivering Excellence, Achieving Ambitions, and Nurturing Potential are the values that guide us. Our mission is to ‘inspire our children and staff to flourish and achieve their best’ so we positively impact our communities we serve. We aim to create a vibrant, inclusive community, transforming lives and broadening horizons through excellent teaching and learning.  

The University of Brighton is the sponsor of the University of Brighton Academies Trust. Close connection with the university allows us to draw on the expertise of its education experts and external contacts – something that greatly benefits our academies and our pupils.

Closing date: Sunday 5 February 2023

Interview date: Thursday 9 February 2023

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Our commitment

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We welcome applications from all members of the community. 

The Trust is proud to be part of the government’s Disability Confident scheme which underpins our staff recruitment practices.