Nursery Assistant

4 days ago


Derby, United Kingdom TeacherActive Full time

Job Title: Nursery Assistant

Location: Derby

Start Date: January 2026

Salary: £13.69 - £14 per hour

Are you approachable, understanding and reassuring towards young children?

Can you proactively support children with a wide range of needs?

Can you encourage happy and enthusiastic children to enable them to learn?

TeacherActive is proud to be working with a well-established and popular local authority-maintained nursery based in central Derby where they encourage young children to learn, grow and explore by delivering outstanding Early Years education.

The nursery is looking to take on a day to day Nursery Assistant for a long-term period who is enthusiastic about working with children. The successful applicant will help children to learn numeracy and language skills through games, singing and story telling as well as record children's development and share with parents, carers and other staff.

The successful Nursery Assistant will have:

Level 2/3 in Childcare (preferred)
Previous experience supporting children in a nursery setting
First Aid Qualification (preferred)
An awareness of child protection and safeguarding
A kind and caring approach to children
A passion to support children on their educational journey
Ability to build trusting relationships with children and parents/carers
Driving License or open to 45 min on public transport
Paediatric First Aid (or working towards)
In return for the above you can expect to receive:

A dedicated team of consultants available 24/7 to help you with the easy onboarding process
Guaranteed Payment Scheme *Terms and Conditions apply*
CPD Courses and Certificates as part of the My Progression channel
Market leading rates of pay
TeacherActive Referral Scheme – Receive up to £200 when you refer a friend *Terms and Conditions apply*
Our staff are paid on a PAYE basis, so you can rest assured that you’re paying the right level of TAX and National Insurance and there’s no messing around with the admin charges coming out of your hard earned cash.

If you are interested in this position, then click ‘APPLY NOW’ and I will be in touch regarding this fantastic opportunity.

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CONTACT NUMBER: (phone number removed)

All applicants will be contacted to discuss suitability and then invited to register with TeacherActive.

Registration involves an enhanced DBS check, ID checks and will require you to supply good professional references. We pride ourselves on excellent service. We can provide a wide range of opportunities in schools and other educational institutions, with good rates of pay, at times to suit your needs.

Regular external audits have shown repeatedly that our standards are exceptional. We are passionate about finding the right staff for each environment.

TeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer, and operates as an Employment Business in providing temporary or contract job-seeking services



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