Nursery Assistant – Primary School (Watford)
Immediate Start • Full-Time Position
We are seeking a caring, enthusiastic and committed Nursery Assistant to join our warm and welcoming primary school in Watford with an immediate start. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a supportive and nurturing Early Years team where your enthusiasm, ideas and dedication will be truly valued.
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide daily care and learning support for children aged 0–5
2. Create a safe, nurturing and inclusive environment for children and families
3. Support the planning and delivery of engaging, age-appropriate activities
4. Promote children’s safety, wellbeing and development at all times
5. Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain high-quality Early Years provision
Requirements
6. A genuine passion for working with young children
7. Knowledge of the EYFS framework and early childhood development
8. A reliable, proactive approach and strong teamwork skills
9. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
What Protocol Education Offers
10. Competitive weekly pay, paid every Friday
11. Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant
12. Consistent work within the same school
13. Access to free or discounted online training
14. Excellent professional development opportunities
15. Regular performance reviews with potential pay increases
16. A rewarding role within a friendly and supportive staff team
17. Invitations to social and networking events
18. Recommend-a-friend scheme
19. Excellent transport links across Watford and surrounding areas
Apply now to start making a difference straight away.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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