Nursery Practitioner Grade 3 at Black Firs Primary School

10 Days Remaining

Job Reference #

EDV/2026/BFPS/07318

Location

Longdown Road, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4QJ

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Part-Time

Salary

£7,517.00 - £7,635.00 Annually (Actual)

Hours Per Week

Weeks Per Year

Closing Date

Midday, Fri 19th Jun, 2026

Start Date

01-09-2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Suitable for ECTs

Interview Date(s)

Thursday 25th June 2026

Interview Date(s) Thursday 25th June 2026

About this Role

This position is ideal for qualified early years practitioners who are passionate about childcare and supporting children during their early development.

Key Responsibilities

Support the delivery of high-quality care and early years education
Assist in planning and delivering age-appropriate learning activities
Promote children’s social, emotional, and physical development
Support children’s individual needs, including those with additional needs
Maintain a safe, clean, and stimulating nursery environment
Observe, record, and contribute to children’s development and progress
Work effectively as part of a nursery/pre-school team and communicate with colleagues and parents
Ensure safeguarding and welfare standards are upheld at all times

Requirements

Level 3 qualification in Early Years / Childcare (essential)
Experience working in a nursery or early years setting (desirable)
Good understanding of the EYFS framework
Strong communication and teamwork skills
A caring, patient, and proactive approach
Commitment to safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare

At Black Firs Primary School, you’ll find:

A welcoming, supportive team of enthusiastic staff
Curious, motivated children who love to learn
Access to staff benefits and an Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunities for peer learning and professional development through our Multi Academy Trust

Safeguarding

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and stringent safeguarding procedures.

Key Dates

Closing date: Friday 19th June 2026
Interviews: Thursday 25th June 2026
Start date: 1st September 2026

Interested? We’d love to hear from you! For an informal chat about the role, please contact:
office@black-firs.co.uk

The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.

The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
Childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Medical
Online and social media
Prohibition from teaching
Right to work
Satisfactory references
Suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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