Key Role Information

Salary
£25,583 FTE
Job type
Fixed Term
Contract type
Fixed Term
Closing
24/11/2025 12:00
Interview
1 December 2025
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
NJC - C5
Department
Nursery Staff
Key stage
Early Years
Hours per week
32.50
Weeks per year
38.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

A small school with a big heart! Hawkchurch CofE Primary School, our lovely village school is situated in beautiful east Devon, on the Somerset and Dorset border. Our rural location makes for an excellent learning environment, where everyone matters.


Our school is dedicated to providing a high-quality education rooted in Christian values. We are a warm and welcoming community that embraces diversity, inclusion and respect for all.


The role will require you to:

•        Hold a level 3 childcare qualification

•        provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children in the setting.

•        work as part of a team, alongside the EYFS Teacher, in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.

•        build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met.


The position is for 32.5 hours per week

Term time only (38 weeks per year)




Why work for us

  • Professional and career development pathways, coaching and mentoring
  • Fast-track process to explore new opportunities across the trust family of schools
  • Access to either the Teacher or Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on the role)
  • Access to a free and confidential employee wellbeing programme
  • Tax-free cycle-to-work scheme


 

Qualifications

Level 3 Early Years qualification or equivalent

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Demonstrate an understanding of children's development and needsessential
Aware of the expectation to approach difference positively and able to adopt an inclusive approach to pupils of all backgroundsessential
Able to interact positively with a group of children or on a one-to-one basisessential
Able to promote inclusion of all pupilsessential
Able to use ICT equipment e.g. iPads, Chromebooksessential
Able to build effective working relationships with pupils and adultsessential
Good literacy and numeracy skills equivalent to at least level 2 of the National Qualifications Frameworkessential
Understanding and experience of managing food hygiene and physical hygiene in a nursery setting
Awareness of school policies and procedures relating to Child Protection, Health & Safety and Data Protection
Good knowledge of the primary national curriculum
Able to undertake structured and agreed learning activities, adjusting activities according to pupil's responses as well as working on own initiative
Understanding of the 17 ELGs
Understanding of the requirements of the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage'

Experience

Experience of working with and caring for young childrenessential
Experience of working in a school or educational settingessential
Recent experience of working in a nursery or pre-school setting
Experience of planning and delivering learning activities

Personal Attributes

Committed to promoting the ethos and values of the schoolessential
Able to maintain confidentiality at all timesessential
Highly committed to the personal growth and development of childrenessential
Committed to promoting high quality care of childrenessential
A strong personality with an ability to be consistent and firm when handling behaviour issues in line with the school’s policiesessential
Able to develop a positive relationship with children and families.essential
Able to work effectively as part of a teamessential
Compassionate and resilientessential
Calm and reassuring natureessential
Experience of employing de-escalation techniques with children
Adaptability and willingness to work in different age groups if required

Qualifications

Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent, including English and Maths and Grade 4 (previously Grade C) or aboveessential
Food Hygiene certificate
First Aid qualification or willingness to gain one
Diploma in supporting pupils or equivalent

About Us

A small school with a big heart! Hawkchurch CofE Primary School, our lovely village school is situated in beautiful east Devon, on the Somerset and Dorset border. Our rural location makes for an excellent learning environment, where everyone matters.

Our school is dedicated to providing a high-quality education rooted in Christian values. We are a warm and welcoming community that embraces diversity, inclusion and respect for all.

Hawkchurch Church of England School

Chris Threlfall

office@hawkchurch-primary.devon.sch.uk

Hawkchurch
Axminster
Devon
EX13 5XD

Safeguarding Information

First Federation Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role requires an enhanced DBS disclosure. 


The specific Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy for each of our schools can be found in the safeguarding section of their website, together with information about who the Designated Safeguarding Lead and other Level 3 trained staff are. 


All shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search. Applications supported by recruitment agencies will not be considered.