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Join Our Team at Filton Avenue Nursery School and Children’s Centre

Located in the vibrant, diverse community of Horfield, Bristol. Filton Avenue Nursery School and Children’s Centre offers high-quality Early Years education for children aged 2–4 years. We are dedicated to providing a wide range of family support services and fostering a warm, supportive environment for both children and their families

We are a friendly and professional team committed to achieving the highest standards for our children and families, and we are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic, creative, and experienced Early Years Practitioner to join us

The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Have at least 1 year’s experience working with children aged 2–4 years
• Be passionate about the care and development of young children and be able to support play and move learning on
• Be committed to working collaboratively with parents/carers and the wider team
• Have experience working with vulnerable families
• Bring innovation and a fresh, free-thinking approach to early years education
• Be able to inspire, motivate, and positively impact both children and colleagues
• Hold a relevant L2 qualification to work in Early Years

The successful candidate will initially work with children aged 2-3 years, supporting their development in a nurturing environment

In Return, We Offer:

• A caring and supportive working environment within a vibrant and diverse school community
• A rewarding and challenging career opportunity
• Support and encouragement for ongoing professional development and training
• A key role in shaping the next stage of development for our learning community
• The opportunity for a permanent contract following a six-month fixed-term period
• Term time only working

How to Apply:

Please use the attached forms to apply, alternatively you can contact the school office for an application pack or if you need further information. We look forward to hearing from you!

Start date: September 2025

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any time if we receive a high volume of applications, so early applications are encouraged.

Tours can be arranged with our Headteacher, please call the school office.

Safeguarding Statement:

Filton Avenue Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All staff members are expected to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidate.

Safeguarding Statement
Filton Avenue Nursery School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.

We are looking for a SEND Support Early Years Practitioner who:

• Is committed to building warm, respectful professional relationships with 2, 3 and 4-year-olds and their families
• Has experience working with children with additional needs
• Can scaffold children’s learning and lead learning in a range of SEND intervention groups
• Can work with the team to create and maintain an inspiring learning environment
• Has excellent communication skills and can work positively in a team
• Is observant of all children’s attempts to communicate and can foster children’s skills to express themselves
• Can work with the team to ensure all children’s safety in our busy nursery environment
• Has a relevant Early Years qualification 

In return, we can offer

• A leadership and governor team that is committed to improving outcomes for children and their families
• High-quality professional learning opportunities
• A warm, encouraging and welcoming team
• A fabulous purpose-built indoor and outdoor learning environment
• Term time only working with 4 weeks paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)

Little Hayes Nursery School is a learning community where children, families and staff learn with and from each other in a spirit of mutual respect.  We have a fabulous outside learning environment and dedicated indoor spaces for our two, three and four-year-olds.  This year, we are entering an exciting new phase in our development, and we are looking to recruit new team members to build on our long tradition of high-quality nursery education. 

Visits are encouraged and very welcome, where we will be happy to show you around and talk in more detail about the requirements of the roles available.

Closing date: Thursday 4th September 2025
Interviews to be held: Thursday 11th and Friday 12th September 2025

Making a difference to young lives:

Do you want to work with children at the start of their journey, as they separate from parents and become independent learners? We are in the privileged position in Nursery to make a difference to the lives of very young children.

Help us to make sure they have a great start in life!

Our nursery is a happy, loving and vibrant place. We have a great reputation and work right across the SW region helping to inspire outstanding practice as the lead for Bristol & Beyond Stronger Practice Hub – so we have plenty of professional development opportunities for our brilliant team!

We are looking for practitioners who:

•  Love young children, and find them interesting and joyful
•  Love getting struck in, and like a challenge
•  Are loving, warm, friendly, invitational and inclusive
•  Like the opportunity to try things out, lead on things, follow your interests
•  Want to get out and about
•  Enjoy responsibility, having fun and thinking about possibilities

In return we can offer:

•  A brilliant hardworking, fun, loving and highly experienced team, who will provide you with a great induction and ongoing support
•  Strong principles and values that underpin all we do, which put children’s interests at the heart of all we do
•  Supportive and challenging CPD opportunities, supervision, mentoring and coaching
•  A warm and inclusive environment with a focus on individual’s emotional well-being and work life support
•  Opportunities to learn, grow and lead
•  An exciting and diverse community and excellent partnership working
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to CPD 
• Employee Assistance and Health Hub for you
• Access to the cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme

Please contact the setting for further details or an appointment to visit. Visits are highly recommended.

St Pauls particularly encourages applications from suitably qualified Black and Minority Ethnic candidates and those who speak community languages, although all applications are warmly welcomed and will be considered on their merits.

Safeguarding and Child Protection is central to our work and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure

The closing date for all applications 15th July 2025

Safeguarding Statement

St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.