Senior Nursery Nurse - Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Hugo Meynell Primary School is looking for a dedicated Senior Nursery Nurse to inspire children in its Early Years Foundation Stage setting. This role involves leadership, management of the nursery team, and delivering high-quality education within a supportive school community.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive school community

Well-resourced EYFS environment

Commitment to staff wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience in a school or nursery setting.
• Understanding of the EYFS framework and child development.
• Ability to manage a nursery staff team.

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day operations of the nursery.
• Lead and support a nursery staff team.
• Monitor and assess children's progress.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational Skills

Inclusivity

Education

A Level 3 qualification

Job description

Hugo Meynell Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Nursery Nurse to lead and inspire within our nurturing and dynamic Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) setting.

32.5 hours per week

whole year - 52.14 weeks

Salary:£32,654 - £37,035

As a Senior Nursery Nurse, you will:

• Be responsible for the day to day management of the nursery provision
• Lead and support a team of nursery staff to deliver outstanding early years education.
• Foster a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment where every child can thrive.
• Plan and prepare the curriculum content to be delivered including monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting on children’s progress and attainment.
• Organise and manage the learning environment and resources.
• Work closely with the EYFS Lead and Senior Management Team to plan, implement, and evaluate high-quality learning experiences.
• Build strong relationships with children, parents, and carers to support holistic development.
• Lead on safeguarding practices and ensure high standards of care and early years education are consistently maintained.

We are looking for someone with:

• A Level 3 (or above) qualification
• Experience in a school, nursery or early years setting, with some leadership responsibilities.
• A deep understanding of the EYFS framework and child development.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and team leadership skill, who believes that learning should be creative and fun.
• An approachable, enthusiastic and proactive approach, who wants to be part of a friendly and motivated team.

What we can offer you:

• A happy friendly school
• A welcoming and supportive school community.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• A well-resourced and vibrant EYFS environment.
• A commitment to staff wellbeing and work-life balance.

Safeguarding information

Hugo Meynell Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The person appointed will be engaging in regulated activity with children.

This is because they will either:

• be responsible on a regular basis in a school for teaching, instructing, caring for or supervising children,
• be working on a regular basis in a school, where the work gives opportunity for unsupervised contact with children,

OR

• engage in intimate or personal care, even if this happens only once.

It is an offence to apply for this vacancy if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. A policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on the school website https://www.hugomeynell.co.uk/vacancies/

The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, and as part of our pre-employment checks, publicly available social media profiles of shortlisted candidates will be reviewed before interview.

Hugo Meynell Primary School’s Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection arrangements are available on the school website at the following page:

https://www.hugomeynell.co.uk/safeguarding/

Application Details

The full job description is attached to this advert, but for more information or if you would like to arrange a visit to look around Hugo Meynell, please contact the school office.

All applications must be submitted on an application form. We are unable to accept CV applications.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 26^th June 2025, 9am

Interviews will take place on Friday 4^th July 2025

Hugo Meynell Primary School, Eccleshall Road, Loggerheads,

Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4NU

01630 672287

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