30 hours per week with overtime available, term time only (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) and 5 active working inset days.

Contract Type: Permanent

Starting: September 2024

Grade E £23,114 - pro rata

Do you have a passion for working with children between the ages of 3-5 years and would like to make a difference within their early learning and development? 

Liskeard School Nursery are looking to recruit a qualified Early Years Practitioner with an Early Years’ Qualification at Level 3 or above to join our thriving team, ideally paediatric first aid trained. Opening hours are from 8.00am-17.00pm and working hours will be agreed by mutual consent. You will be working alongside highly qualified members of a professional team in a homely and friendly environment.

The applicant will be passionate in providing a safe, nurturing and enabling environment for all of our nursery children. You will be strongly focused on professional development, use your own initiative, liaise well with the SMART nurseries’ manager, be a strong communicator ensuring staff, children and parents are effectively supported.

Our pre-school environment is a wonderful and calming space for children to learn, 

grow and achieve at Liskeard School Nursery! This is a rare opportunity and we are looking 

for someone who is as equally dedicated to; 

• Extending the children's knowledge and understanding within the world around them 
• Joining in with and creating exciting opportunities for role play (with lots of hair brushing, tea making and tower building) 
• Accessing vast outdoor space which allows both the child and you to feel refreshed, free and open to the wonders of nature 
• Be apart of a supportive, developing and wonderful team of individuals 
• Having your own ideas towards play opportunities which are recognised and supported by our wonderful team
• Creating a big difference in our small nursery!

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact SMART-Nurseries@smart-trust.net.  

Closing date: 1^st September 2024

Interviews to be held: 6^th September 2024

Please download details of this post and an application form below:

Application Form

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Job Description - Early Years Practitioner

Trust Information Pack

The Nursery is part of the South-east Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust (SMART).

SMART Nurseries are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will need to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.