Nursery Nurse

12 month fixed term contract

Are you passionate about children’s development and creating a love of learning from the earliest age? Do you want to work within the Early Years in an exceptional primary school in East London?

Elmhurst Primary School is a highly successful four-form entry Primary School with a morning and afternoon Nursery, providing high quality education to an inclusive and diverse community. In our recent inspection, the school achieved 6 exceptional grades, including for Early Years, where inspectors stated that ‘every child, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, disadvantaged pupils and children known to social care, can engage, succeed and enjoy their learning’.

Elmhurst is part of the New Vision Trust, an ambitious and successful Multi Academy Trust (MAT) comprising five good and outstanding primary schools in the London borough of Newham and Redbridge; Vicarage, Nelson, Gallions, Elmhurst and Downshall. In this highly effective partnership each school retains their unique character whilst benefiting from the mutual support and challenge of belonging to a leading MAT. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic qualified Nursery Nurse to join our friendly and hardworking EYFS Team, within our Nursery classes. The successful candidate will inspire learners, as well as demonstrating a genuine commitment to nurturing young children in accordance with the school’s ethos and values. They will support the delivery of high-quality care and education within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), working closely with teaching staff to provide a safe, stimulating and inclusive learning environment for children aged 3 to 4 years.

We are looking for someone who:

• • has knowledge of the EYFS curriculum;
• • is passionate about children’s learning
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• someone who can work efficiently as part of a team

We can offer you:

• great, well resourced, learning environments
• a supportive, dedicated team that works towards excellence in all that we do
• inspirational teaching across the foundation stage team
• collaborative approaches to teaching and learning
• free onsite parking and easy access to public transport

Previous experience of working as a Nursery Nurse is desirable. The successful candidate must hold a full and relevant Level 3 Early Years Qualification. If you are committed to helping children to make progress in every lesson, every day we would like to hear from you.

If you are interested in working for Elmhurst Primary School, we encourage you to contact Farida Mayat at farida.mayat@elmhurst.newham.sch.uk to arrange a visit to the school.

This role is not exempt from ROA 1974. A self-disclosure is required for this post, as well as an enhanced DBS certificate and barred list check. Please find the School's Safeguarding Policy attached for your attention. Please note an online search will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates.

Closing date: 1st June 2026

Shortlisting and Interviews will be held on the week beginning 8th June.