Nursery Officer - Allens Croft Nursery School

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Job summary

Allens Croft Nursery School is seeking an outstanding Nursery Officer to join its vibrant team. The role offers a chance to make impactful contributions to children's early learning and development in a supportive environment. Applicants should have strong communication skills and a genuine passion for nurturing children's growth.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and skills related to child care and development required.
• Experience in a nursery or educational setting preferred.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively with children and parents.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to children aged 2-4 years.
• Promote social and emotional development through play-based learning.
• Engage with parents and handle administrative tasks related to care.

Skills

Empathy

Professionalism

Knowledge of child development

Education

Level 2 Qualification

Job description

Nursery Officer - Allens Croft Nursery School

Level 2 (Grade A) salary range:£24,027 to £25,992 pro rata, subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review.

This role is subject to formal evaluation via the Birmingham City Council Equal Pay Programme Job Evaluation Process.

We offer Local Authority Maintained Nursery School provision for children of 2-4 years of age. We also offer wraparound provision in the form of breakfast, after school and holiday clubs for our whole age range.

Since September 2018, we have been a part of the Birmingham Federation of Maintained Nursery Schools. We share an Executive Head Teacher with another Nursery School and a Governing Board with 8 Birmingham Maintained Nursery Schools. Please see our federation website for further details:BFMNS - HomeOur school specific website can be found here:Allens Croft Nursery School - Home

Allens Croft Nursery School is a happy, vibrant, inclusive and exciting place where the passion for play and learning is obvious. We have long been and continue to be excited by the learning journey we enter into with children daily and strive to achieve ever higher levels of satisfaction, enjoyment and achievement. We continue to delight in the feedback and engagement of parents and carers. Our outstanding relationships with children, parents, carers, other professionals and one another are a key aspect of our success. Children flourish as a result of the input of staff who are attentive to their social and emotional needs as well as their physical care and well-being. They benefit from a curriculum and resources that encourage and promote creativity, exploration and development of communication skills. They quickly develop self-confidence and enjoy high levels of self-esteem in the bespoke environment for our youngest children.

We are seeking an outstanding Nursery Officer GR2 (Grade A) to join our dedicated team. If you have the knowledge, empathy, professionalism, drive and skill to fulfil this role, we would like to hear from you.This role requires a rotating shift pattern of 8am-4pm and 9am-5pm, subject to the needs of the school. Visits prior to application are greatly encouraged.

Anticipated start date:

Monday 1st September 2025

References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Queries and Visits

To arrange an informal chat about the role and/ or a visit, please contact; Stephanie Wheatcroft, Deputy Headteacher, [e-mail] 0121 675 0362

To apply for this role please complete and return an online application form andrecruitment monitoring form [e-mail]

Please note:

We may review applications upon receipt and may call applicants for interview prior to the advert closing date. Therefore, you are encouraged to make an early application for this role and we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.

Please note that only fully completed Birmingham City Council Application forms will be accepted; we will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitae (CV) or accept them in place of an application form.

If you are successfully shortlisted you will typically hear from us via email.Please ensure you check your junk/ spamboxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there. If youdo not hear from the school within 14 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted.

Closing date for applications:Monday 7th July 2025 10:00am

Interviews will take place on week commencing:Monday 14th July 2025

WE TAKE SAFEGUARDING SERIOUSLY

Allens Croft Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff, students, volunteers and visiting professionals to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check (where applicable), Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); Qualifications (where applicable); Medical Fitness; Identity and Right to Work in the UK. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

An online search will also be carried out on all shortlisted candidates for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 226 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

Please find a link to our Safeguarding/ Child Protection Policy and our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders policy which we require you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation:Allens Croft Nursery School - Vacancies

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice websitehttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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

Birmingham City Council is a Living Wage employer.