Nursery Assistants

**Salary**:
+ generous benefits

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

19 February 2025

**Job overview**:

- Vacancy 1: Permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week) to commence as soon as possible
- Vacancy 2: Permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week) to commence from June 2025
- Vacancy 3: Fixed term maternity cover for 1 year (or when post-holder returns from maternity leave), full time (37.5 hours per week) to commence from June 2025

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Not yet qualified? _**_We will consider applicants who want to study their Early Years Level 3 Apprenticeship at the Lodge for the above posts _



**About The Lodge**

**We offer exceptional childcare provision for children aged 3 months to 5 years, in the centre of Ipswich. You will join a team of professional, qualified staff in a caring, supportive setting. We were rated as ‘Outstanding’ in our most recent Ofsted inspection (in September 2022).

**About You**

As an important member of our nursery team, you will help us to deliver the EYFS curriculum, which ensures a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children attending our nursery. You will work closely with other staff to provide a stimulating, safe and caring learning environment appropriate to the needs of the children in our care.

**Your Working Hours**

You will work for 37.5 hours each week on Mondays - Fridays throughout the year on a rota to make sure we maintain our staffing ratios during the nursery opening hours.

**Your Salary and Benefits**

Your starting salary will be between £22,308 and £24,395 per annum (based on 2024 rates), and will depend on your skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that a pay review is pending due to the increase in the National Living Wage from 1 April 2025.

If you join us to study your Apprenticeship qualification, your salary will be paid at the National Living Wage for Apprentices during your first year of study, and your qualification will be funded by the Apprenticeship Levy. In your second year of employment, your salary will be within the above range.
- You will have 28 days’ paid holiday each year (including bank holidays) and a further 5 days as paid time off when the nursery is closed in August (one day) and at Christmas (4 days). Giving **a total of 33 days’ paid time off each year.**:

- We offer an attractive pension scheme with life cover.
- You will also join Smart Health, a wellbeing scheme for staff offering 24/7 online GP and mental health support.
- You will be able to use the School’s swimming pool and fitness gym free of charge
- We offer a free freshly prepared lunch each day in School.
- We have (limited) free parking available for staff.
- You may be entitled to generous school fee remission (after you have been with us for 3+ years).

We would encourage you to visit the nursery’s website

and to read the full job description for this role (which you will find on our website:

- Ipswich School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and_ _applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the job, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service._

**About**Ipswich School**:
**Ipswich School**
- Henley Road, Ipswich
- Suffolk
- IP1 3SG
- United Kingdom

+44 1473 408300

Ipswich School is one of the leading independent schools in the area. It has a long history dating back to at least 1399 and is known for its academic success, without being an educational ‘hot house’, its extensive sport, drama and music activities and its commitment to the local community.

Pupils at the school come from a really broad range of backgrounds, and this makes the school different to many others in the independent sector. The atmosphere is very positive and pupils really do get on well with each other and with teachers. Behaviour in lessons is first class and teachers are able to focus fully on their teaching and pupils’ learning without having to spend time and effort keeping everyone in order.

Teachers are well supported by Heads of Department and there is a first-class CPD programme in place which not only provides the latest on class room practice, but also involves a range of optional social events. Additional training is also available for all teachers.

For those looking at Prep School posts they will find wonderful purpose-built classrooms in a state-of-the-art Prep School building, small class sizes - typically around 15 in the Lower Prep and between 18 and 25 in the Upper Prep. They will also find parents are very supportive and keen to develop the potential in their children.

There are regular opportunities for all staff to get together socially. Recently staff events include drawing sessions, gin and wine tasting, wreath making at Christmas and a summer BBQ.

Facilities throughout the school are excellent with a brand new Music School, the extensive Ipswich School Sports Centre at nearby Rushmere, a