Nursery Practitioner

Are you passionate about education and dedicated to providing a safe, caring and happy environment for children to thrive?

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Nursery Practitioner to join our exceptional team. We would like to hear from applicants who have a genuine love of the Early Years and can demonstrate a warm, friendly, caring and flexible approach to the role and contribute to the inspiring and homely environment we provide for our children.

To be successful, you will ideally hold a Nursery qualification and be able to demonstrate warmth and empathy, as well as excellent organisational and communication skills. You will be a team player, with a positive "can do" approach.

We aspire to deliver exceptional every day, whilst creating a welcoming and supportive environment where individuals can thrive and be celebrated. Our 3 cornerstone values are Humility, Engagement and Kindness. If this sounds like a cultural fit for you, and you meet the job requirements, we would love to hear from you.

More Information

This role is full-time and permanent (40 hours per week) term-time only. Working hours would be shifts starting at 7.30am and/or finishing at 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, on a rota basis. This role will start in January 2026.

If part time is something you are interested in please let us know when applying for the role.

How to Apply

For more information about working at Taunton School, and to view the detailed job description and person specification for this role, please visit our website.

If you have a disability and need any assistance with the application process, please contact

Please note if you are offered a role you will need to complete a full application form.

Closing Date

Please note that early applications are encouraged as they will be reviewed as received, and the vacancy may close early should a successful appointment be made.

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. Due to numbers of applications received for our roles, we do not provide feedback at this stage.

Equal Opportunities

Taunton School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, disability or age. Candidates will be assessed against relevant criteria only (i.e. skills, qualifications, abilities, experience) in selection and recruitment.

If you have a disability and require any assistance with the application and selection process, please contact

Safeguarding

Taunton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If you are shortlisted for interview the HR team may carry out an online search via Google to check presence and activity, as part of the school's due diligence.

Any formal offer of employment will be subject to several pre-employment checks as part of the school's due diligence, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. These include ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, a successful enhanced DBS check, and a satisfactory online 3rd party online & social media search.

Taunton School is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments. You are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent'. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those that would normally be considered "spent", except those that are classed as protected offences.

It is a condition of employment that the employee should not have been convicted of a criminal offence against children, nor have been dismissed from or resigned from a previous employer for misconduct of a similar nature.

Please visit this link to our Recruitment Policies & Inspection Reports, for more information: Taunton School Policies & Inspection Reports

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.60-£13.30 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site gym
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Application question(s):

• Do you have a L3 Childcare or other relevant equivalent qualification?

Experience:

• Nursery : 1 year (required)
• Childcare: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person