The Head Teacher and Governors wish to appoint a Senior Nursery Officer to start Monday 13th July 2026.

We are a happy and successful Nursery School with a friendly and committed staff team.  We are looking for an enthusiastic early years practitioner who will thrive in an environment committed to a child centred approach, offering high quality care and education. You will be leading a small team working with 2-year-old children and must be able to demonstrate commitment, experience and knowledge of working with 2-year-old children and the Early Years Foundation Stage.

The successful candidate must: - be qualified to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent - have good communication and interpersonal skills - be committed to SEND inclusive practice - be able to provide a positive learning environment that stimulates creativity, curiosity, investigation, reasoning and problem-solving - have an understanding of the importance of working in partnership with parents - be a Designated Safeguarding Lead/ have a willingness to undertake the qualification

We can offer you: - an opportunity to work in an established Unicef Rights Respecting School - a forward thinking and ambitious school - a positive and well-resourced indoor and outdoor learning environment - a collaborative and supportive school community - a commitment to professional development - a Governing Board dedicated to supporting sustained improvement in raising standards

Visits to the school are welcomed on Friday 8th May and Wednesday 13th May at 3.30 pm. If you are unable to make these dates we will try to accommodate a visit.   Please phone the school office to make an appointment 0121 475 2672.

Closing Date: Friday 22nd May at 12pm Shortlisting (including online search): Monday 1st June 2026 Interviews: Tuesday 9th June 2026

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

In your application, please give details of how you meet the person specification.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS (criminal conviction check); Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work in the UK.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.