Early Years Educator

All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery; Fakenham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery seeks an enthusiastic Early Years Practitioner to support Nursery children and collaborate with the manager and team to deliver a suitable activity programme while caring for the children's personal needs.

The role includes acting as a key worker for a small group, recording development with the online journal Tapestry, and involving parents in progress. Hours are 9.00 am–3.30 pm, Tue–Fri during term time plus one week.

Qualifications

• Early years qualification (NVQ Level 2 or equivalent).
• Experience in Nursery or early years classroom.
• Love of the outdoors and activity-based learning.
• Awareness of the Foundation Stage curriculum and experience using Tapestry.
• Calm, flexible in approach and a team player.
• Willing to undertake training and attend meetings.

Responsibilities

• Support Nursery children and assist in delivering a suitable activities programme.
• Work with the manager and room supervisor to support children's needs and development.
• Act as a key worker for a small group of children and record progress.
• Engage parents/carers in their child’s progress and development.

Skills

Early years qualification

Childcare experience

Outdoor activity

Foundation Stage

Tapestry

Team player

Willing to train

Education

NVQ Level 2 Childcare

Tools

Tapestry

Job description

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

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Email: [e-mail]

• Salary – Scale C, points 3-4, £14,230 - £14,454 actual pa (£25,614 - £26,016 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 24 hours per week
• Term time plus one week
• Required for 28 September 2026 or soon after

We are looking for an enthusiastic Early Years Practitioner to join our team at Stibbard All Saints Primary School and Nursery. The position includes supporting the children attending the Nursery setting and working with the manager, deputy manager and room supervisor to deliver a suitable programme of activities, as well as caring for the children’s personal needs. The role will also include acting as a key worker for a small number of children and compiling a record of their development as well as involving parents/carers in their child’s progress. The successful candidate will enjoy working with children and be able to use their initiative to support the children’s needs and form positive and supportive relationships with them.

The Nursery setting also provides before and after school care for the Nursery and school aged children. The working hours for the role will be from 9.00 am to 3.30 pm, Tuesday to Friday during school term time.

We would love to hear from you if:

• You have a suitable early years or childcare qualification (NVQ level 2 or equivalent)
• You have experience of working in an early years setting, either a Nursery or within an early year’s classroom
• You have a love of the outdoors
• You have an awareness of the Foundation Stage curriculum and experience of using the online journal, Tapestry
• You are calm and flexible in your approach to children and able to demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team
• You are willing to undertake training as required for the role, attend meetings and contribute to the positive ethos of our school.

Working Hours:

Working hours for this role is 9.00 am to 3.30 pm, Tuesday to Friday.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date:21 September 2026, 9am

Interview date:To be arranged

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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