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We are looking to appoint a Midday Assistant for our Tanglewood Nursery School lunch club, from January 2026.
10 hours per week, Monday to Friday 11.15am - 1.15pm, term time only excluding INSET days (38 weeks per year). Please note that this role is initially fixed term until 31 August 2027 with a possibility that the role may be extended after this date.
Salary: LG Scale 1 Point 2 - £24,413 pa fte (Actual salary £5,505 pa).
At Tanglewood Nursery School the children, the staff and our families are at the heart of everything we do and we are looking for someone who is hard-working, flexible and friendly to join our lunch time team.
Under the guidance of the Senior Leadership Team, you will help to supervise the children who attend our daily lunchtime club. Duties will include setting up the room, ensuring a safe and enjoyable lunch experience for our children, assisting them with their lunch where necessary, light housekeeping duties and administering basic welfare/first aid if required.
Level 3 Childcare qualification and a paediatric first aid qualification is desirable for the role but not essential.
If you think you meet these requirements, we would love you to join our team. We can offer you the opportunity to work with a fun, friendly and supportive team working together to achieve the best outcomes for all our families and children.
We encourage any prospective candidates to come and visit us to find out more about the role, view our amazing facilities and experience the warmth of our school community.
Closing date: 9th November 2025
Interviews: w/c 17th or 24th November 2025
Start date: January 2026
Tanglewood Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. We are an equal opportunities employer and we recognise the value of and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement for more information.
Information about the School
Tanglewood Nursery School is a well resourced maintained nursery school with an outstanding play area and forest garden for children aged 3-4. There are three classrooms and we have highly qualified teachers, nursery nurses and support staff. The school also has a speech and language centre.
Little Tanglewood has a purpose built building for children aged 2-3.
Tanglewood has a long tradition of child centred education where learning through play forms the basis for our children to become active and independent learners. We aim always to provide a happy, calm and secure environment where children can explore, investigate, reflect and try things out with confidence.