Nursery Assistant - Garden Village Nursery and Care Club

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Tamworth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A local nursery and care club in Tamworth is seeking a dedicated Nursery Assistant to join their team. Your role will include providing exceptional care for children, contributing to a supportive environment, and committing to your professional growth. Successful candidates will work full-time during term time with some additional hours during school holidays. Applications should be submitted via provided email addresses.

Qualifications

• Clear knowledge and understanding of childcare practices.
• Being part of a supportive team to enhance professional development.
• Ability to contribute to a nurturing and safe environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of care for children.
• Contribute to the nursery's drive for excellence.
• Support safeguarding measures for children.

Skills

Ambitious

Commitment to professional learning

Understanding of childcare practice

Safeguarding commitment

Job description

Overview

Nursery Assistant

Garden Village Nursery and Care Club

Grade 5

Salary - £20,699 Term Time Salary paid over 12 equal payments of £1,725.00 Or £24,201 Whole Year Salary paid over 12 equal payments of £2,016.00

Contract - 1 Year Fixed Term

Full-time

Contract Type - Term Time/option of full year

Days of Work - Monday to Friday - Term Time plus 5 additional training days.

Some additional hours will be required to work in the school holiday clubs

Hours of Work - 8.30am – 4pm (35 hours).

Start Date - As soon as possible

We are a fantastic, supportive, happy team that work together closely to provide amazing opportunities for all the children in our care and ensure that staff are offered continued professional development to suit individual needs and interests.

If you enjoy being with children and want to be part of an amazing team and have a clear knowledge and understanding of childcare practice and want to further your own professional development, then please return an application form to [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Responsibilities and requirements

In addition to fulfilling the Person Specification, the successful candidate will:

• be ambitious;
• have high aspirations for every child in our Care, and strive to ensure that every second of their journey is magical, memorable and of the highest possible standard;
• be committed to their own professional learning;
• be able to contribute and support the Nursery and Care Clubs relentless drive to enable limitless possibilities for every child;
• be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people.

How to apply

Applicants should submit a completed application form to [e-mail] or [e-mail] by the closing date.

The application pack and full details of the role can be found following the link on our website Fierté Multi-Academy Trust - Vacancies (fierte.org).

Please note that CVs will NOT be accepted.

Application timeline

Closing date: 9am Friday 17th October 2025

Interview will take place week commencing 20th October 2025

Please note if you have not received communication inviting you for an interview within ten working days of the closing date of the post, you can assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We thank you for your interest in the nursery and encourage you to apply for suitable vacancies in the future.

Safeguarding

Fierté Multi-Academy Trust and Our Pride, Our Joy Nursery and Care Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and other relevant safeguarding information that may make them unsuitable to work with children.

It is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity.

A copy of Our Pride, Our Joy Safeguarding Policy can be viewed here Our Pride Our Joy Safeguarding Policy