EYFS Practitioner

Applefields School; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Arete Learning Trust in Northallerton is seeking a dedicated Nursery Assistant to work with our Nursery practitioners, supporting the education and social development of our children under the direction of the Nursery Lead.

This permanent, term-time role (32.5 hours per week across 39 weeks per year) offers pro-rata pay based on full-time equivalent, with salary outlined and travel required to some extent.

Qualifications

• Experience in EYFS and understanding of child development.
• Ability to work in a team to support children and families.
• Proactive and positive approach to supporting learning and development.
• Commitment to supporting vulnerable children through plans.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a positive outlook.

Responsibilities

• Understand how to enable young children to learn, including those with SEND.
• Work as a member of a team to support children and their families.
• Provide proactive support to learning and development.
• Contribute to support plans for vulnerable children.
• Maintain high aspirations for learners and a love of learning, including outdoor learning.

Skills

EYFS experience

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Positive attitude

Support planning

Job description

Salary:£19,504 - £20,443 Annually (Actual) Salary shown is pro-rata, based on full time equivalent of £25,614- £26,847

Contract:Permanent

Hours:32.5 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only, Including Training Days (39 Weeks Per Year)

Location:Northallerton, North Yorkshire

About this Role

The purpose of this post is to work with our Nursery practitioners to support the education and social development of our children by working with individuals or small groups ofchildren under the direction of the Nursery Lead, and may be responsible for some learning activities within the overall teaching plan with access to support and guidance as required.

Hours of Work:32.5 Hours Per Week,Term Time Only, Including Training Days (39 Weeks Per Year)

Position Type: Permanent

Line Manager:Nursery lead

Travel Required:Some

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

The successful candidates will:

• Have an understanding of how to enable young children to learn, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Be able to work as a member of a team to support children and their families
• Have an excitement and proactive, positive approach to supporting children’s learning and development
• Have a commitment to providing the right support to the most vulnerable children by contributing to support plans
• Have high aspirations both for themselves and our children
• Have a passion for learning- particularly outside!
• Be proactive and dependable
• Have strong interpersonal skill and a positive outlook
• Have experience of working in EYFS and have a good understanding of child development

About the Trust

Areté Learning Trustcurrently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

Our Trust is committed to promoting:

• Health, happiness and wellbeing
• A safe, disciplined and supportive environment
• A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach
• High standards and expectations
• Integrity, kindness and good manners
• Respect for individuality and difference
• Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are'Striving for Excellence'.

Why work for us?

We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.

In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the 'Employer of Choice'.

Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

Regardless of role, we seek staff who:

• Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
• Are committed to our Trust values.
• Show initiative and are responsive to change.
• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Are creative in their approach to problem solving.
• Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.
• Are team players.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement ( https://www.arete.uk/careers ).

Key Dates:

Interviews will take place on Friday 02 October 2026

Salary: £19,504 - £20,443 Annually (Actual)