Nursery Nurse, Fixed Term until 31 July 2026

North Cave Church of England Primary School are looking for a Nursery Nurse who is committed to making a positive impact in the lives of children to join our friendly team and who play a vital role in supporting and assisting the teaching, learning and care of children within our school.

The working hours are from 8:50am to 4:00pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break, during the school term.  You will also be paid for an additional 19.5 hours per year to attend the school training days.  Your actual salary will be £12067 per annum, and this is paid in 12 equal instalments over the year. The position is fixed term until 31 July 2027.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities associated with this role involve facilitating the participation and learning of pupils either individually or in small groups, helping to build confidence and self-esteem, including but not limited to:

• clarifying and explaining instructions;
• ensuring pupil's are able to use equipment and materials provided; Including, moving and handling to meet a child’s individual needs.
• assisting in identified areas, e.g. language, behaviour, reading, spelling, numeracy, handwriting/presentation, the use of ICT, social skills and EAL
• helping pupils to concentrate on, and finish work set;
• meeting the physical needs of pupils as required whilst encouraging independence;
• liaising with the class teacher and SENCO about individual needs
• developing appropriate resources to support the pupil(s)

Why choose us?

We are a Christian school at the heart of the community that we serve.  We pride ourselves on our nurturing environment that seeks to allow all children to develop into active, happy and confident learners.  We offer a rich and exciting curriculum that allows the children to learn about and question the world around them.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Access to professional qualifications via the apprenticeship levy including routes into teaching via our Teacher Training Provider (YWTT)
• Free, on-site parking as well as free tea and coffee in our staff rooms
• Well-being support including discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling and our virtual GP service.
• Family friendly policies, including sector leading Maternity, Adoption and Neonatal care pay offers.
• Opportunities for flexible working
• Automatic membership of the East Riding Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Recognition of continuous service if you join us from another school, academy or local government employer
• Access to our staff benefits platform which includes big brand discounts and other financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchases

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an individual who is compassionate, engaging, versatile and committed to ensuring every individual child receives the care, support and guidance they need to thrive and be the best they can be.  The successful applicant will have good literacy and numeracy skills, a relevant level 3 qualification (or equivalent standard) and experience of working with young children in an educational or nursery setting.

Applicant Information

Further information about our School can be found on our website: www.northcave-school.co.uk.

The closing date for applications is 23:59pm on Sunday 5 July 2026. It is anticipated interviews will be held on Monday 13 July 2026

We look forward to receiving your application and we will contact you once your application has been reviewed. if you require an application in a different format to our standard digital application form, please get in touch with a member of the team on recruitment@theeducationalliance.org.uk.

The Education Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to appointment and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 guidance.

The Education Alliance’s Child Protection Policy can be accessed at: https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf