Apton Road
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 3SN
01279 652607
Full time
Nursery Nurse / Practitioner
Pay details: H3-5 depending on qualifications/experience
Start date: 3rd Sep 2025
A great opportunity has arisen to join the staff of our successful school! We require an enthusiastic, committed and talented Nursery Nurse or Nursery Assistant to join our EYFS team. The post is a full time role which will initially be on a fixed term, one-year contract but has the potential to become permanent over time. The role may also involve taking the lead on sessions when the class teacher is not present. At St.Michaels, we take a holistic approach to the education of our children and during their time with us they make excellent academic progress. But the outcomes we achieve are much more far reaching than this; we also place great emphasis on developing the whole child through focusing on good manners, honesty, showing respect, cooperation and collaboration, taking responsibility for themselves and others, doing the right thing, being kind and generally being good people and good citizens. St.Michaels is committed to providing an all-round excellent primary education which is rooted in such fundamental British values as: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. This is all done in keeping with the school’s distinctive Christian character. We have a highly skilled and cohesive staff team who always put our children first and strive for excellence in everything they do. We have a positive, ‘growth mindset’ attitude and adopt a solution-focused approach to overcome obstacles and enable all children and adults to achieve their full potential. We encourage children to be confident, independent learners, who understand that achieving success requires effort, practice and perseverance and that making mistakes is an essential part of the learning process. As a school we are forward thinking and are always looking for ways to improve through training, learning from best practice, partnership working and constantly reflecting on what we do as we improve child outcomes. Our focus is on meeting the individual needs of every child to ensure they develop the skills they need to reach their full potential and be ready for secondary school. We encourage parents / carers to be involved in their children’s learning as much as possible, and to work in partnership with us for the benefit of their children. Visitors often comment on the positive atmosphere in the school and particularly how well-behaved, happy, and hard-working our children are. Being a church school, means any decision made comes from a place of love for the whole child. We are a school for families with a Christian faith, different faiths and also those with no faith who encourage our children to be outward looking but reflective, knowledgeable and curious. We can offer you a fabulous learning space to work in and children eager to learn and be creative. If considering this post, you must have knowledge of and experience with the EYFS. A Level 3 in childcare or equivalent is necessary for the role so please do check your qualification using the EYFS guidelines before submitting an application: Salary level payable will depend on qualifications and experience. A visit to see our school in action is strongly recommended so please do contact the office to arrange a visit. St Michaels 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 successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references’. Please do refer to the attached Values Based Recruitment guidance for further detail about our commitment to safer Recruitment.
Closing date: 02/05/2025 17:00:00
Interview date: TBC - we will consider applications as they are submitted
St. Michael's is a successful and oversubscribed one-form entry Primary School & Nursery near the centre of Bishop's Stortford. We are a contemporary Church of England V-A school and have strong links with the local church. Our children are enthusiastic and hard working. We offer a very broad curriculum with a good deal of fun! The Governors and PTA are hugely supportive. In December 2019 we achieved a 'Good with Outstanding features' Ofsted report, highlighting our key strengths in Personal Development and Early Years. We hold numerous awards and quality marks, including The Religious Education Quality Mark Gold Level, The International School Award, School Games Gold Mark and the Early Years Quality Standards Gold Level as well as various Woodland Trust Awards and a Mode Shift Stars Award. St. Michael's is committed to safeguarding the children and adults that learn and work at our school. We work hard to ensure our processes and procedures for child protection and recruitment of staff and volunteers are robust and thorough.