St Pauls Nursery School

Come and join our outstanding Nursery School and Children’s Centre in our newly refurbished environment.

We need to recruit an Early Years Practitioner to start 2nd January 2026 or sooner.

This role is to work in our Nursery School as a key person and member of a responsive and innovative teaching team.

We are looking for practitioners who:

  • Have energy and passion about young children and their families
  • Are solution focused and not afraid of new challenges
  • Have the interpersonal skills and warmth to build authentic and respectful relationships with our children, families, team and community
  • Can share their own learning and inspire learning in others
  • Understand the importance of accountability and are able to evidence the impact of their work
  • Enjoy responsibility and challenge
  • Enjoy having fun and thinking anything is possible!

In return we can offer:

  • A committed and highly experienced team with pedagogical leadership at the heart
  • A supportive and challenging CPD programme
  • Supervision, mentoring and coaching
  • A supportive and inclusive environment with a focus on individual’s emotional well-being and work life support
  • Opportunities to be a key person, deliver training or family support
  • Opportunities to be involved in research and develop particular interests and expertise
  • A leadership team who will invest in and care about your personal and professional development
  • A vibrant community, from which we draw so much and excellent partnership working

Please contact the setting for further details. Visits are highly recommended.

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.

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Job Features

Job Category

Early Years Practitioner

Grade

BG8

Contract

Part time (fixed term with possibility of being made permanent)

Working Hours

18.5 hours per week (2.5 days) - Wednesday 12.00pm-4.00pm, Thursday and Friday 8.00am-4.00pm

Salary/Pay

£29,064 - £31,022 pro rata

Start Date

2nd January 2026 or sooner

Application Closing Date

10th December 2025