Qualified Nursery Nurse

Term-time only, 36 hours per week (Mon-Fri)

Scale 4 salary range

Required to Start September 2024

Are you committed to making a positive difference in the lives of young people? Do you want to work within the Early Years, in a successful Primary school in East London?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursery Nurse to work as part of our successful Early Years team. We seek to appoint an experienced Nursery Nurse, who has an understanding of working with multilingual children from diverse backgrounds. You will be responsible for supporting the class teacher with the day to day running of the classroom and engaging children in their learning.

Sir John Heron is a successful two-form entry, resourced Primary School, with a morning and afternoon Nursery, providing high quality education to an inclusive and diverse community. We place a high emphasis on teaching through a creative and talk led curriculum. Our school community has a strong ethos and shared vision, which lays the foundations for excellence in teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will:

● Hold full and relevant qualifications for working in an Early Years setting in England (0-5 years) and

must be listed on the Early Years Qualification List (outlined on www.gov.uk website)

● Have recent experience of working in an early years setting.

● Have experience of working with children, with a playful and enthusiastic approach.

● Demonstrate high quality interactions.

● Be able to deliver and assess group activities such as phonic sessions.

● Be able to work effectively within a supportive, committed and successful EYFS team.

● Collaborate with parents, carers and other professionals to ensure a holistic approach to each child's development.

● Have high aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development.

● An excellent standard of spoken and written English as well as an excellent standard in numeracy.

We do not accept CVs. If you would like to apply for the position, please fill in an application form online.

Closing Date for applications is: Sunday 2nd June 2024

Interviews will take place on: Thursday 13th June 2024

For any queries or to arrange a visit to the school, please call the school directly on 0208 514 9860 or email info@sirjohnheron.newham.sch.uk.

An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and appointment will be conditional subject to clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability or sexuality. Sir John Heron Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.