Nursery Nurse
Start date: As soon as possible
Work pattern: 32.5 hours per week, Term time only (39 weeks)
Reports to: Early years and foundation stage (EYFS) phase lead
Work hours: Monday - Friday, 8.10am - 3.30pm (with a 50 minute unpaid lunch break)
Salary information: NJC Scale 5, Starting at scale point 12 - 17, £24,555, rising with annual increments to a maximum of scale point 17, £26,415 (actual salary)
Location: Ryefield Primary School - This will be the principal
place of employment but there may be occasions when the successful
candidate may be required to work at other Trust sites. This will be in
negotiation with the successful candidate.
Ryefield Primary School and Vanguard Learning Trust are keen to recruit a nursery nurse who will embrace our Trust’s vision and support one of our aims to engender collective responsibility across our Trust.
Our new nursery nurse will:
- Assist the class teacher and other support staff in providing the best possible opportunities for the children to grow in all aspects of their development;
- Support children in learning in a happy, safe and stimulating environment;
- Support the delivery of the curriculum;
- Provide wider support across the school.
The successful candidate will be based at Ryefield Primary School. This will be the principal place of employment but there may be occasions when the successful candidate may be required to work at other Trust sites. This will be in negotiation with the successful candidate.
Why work for Vanguard Learning Trust?
Vanguard Learning Trust is a cross-phase Trust in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Our Trust currently has five schools: Field End Junior School, Hermitage Primary School, Ruislip High School, Ryefield Primary School and Vyners School. Oak Farm Primary School has recently joined as an associate member. Vanguard Learning Trust offers the successful candidate membership of the Hillingdon local government pension scheme, a range of employee benefits through the Wider Wallet scheme and support for continuing professional development.
An application form can be downloaded from here or the Ryefield Primary School website where all information about this post can be obtained.
Applications should be returned to:recruitment@vlt.org.uk.
Closing date: Monday 17th March 2025 at 10:00am
Interview date: W/C Monday 17th March 2025
Further information: Only applications submitted on a Vanguard Learning Trust application form will be considered.
Vanguard Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that, while certain older and less serious convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, any non-protected convictions or cautions must be disclosed and may be considered by employers as part of the recruitment process Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice (click here). Vanguard Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer. Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.
