We are seeking to appoint a Nursery Nurse Level 3 to work at one of our ‘Early Explorers’ Early Years Sites within The Constellation Trust from September 2025.

The Sites are:

Appleton Primary School

Bricknell Primary School

Francis Askew Primary School

Paisley Primary School

Rokeby Primary School

Stoneferry Primary School

Please indicate your preferred Early Years site in the 'Personal statement' section of your application.

Salary: Grade 6 Point 14 £28,624 - Point 19 £31,067 for 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time plus 5 additional training days (39 weeks per year) part time applications welcome.

Early Explorers is the Constellation Trust’s new nursery brand, created to deliver exceptional early years education rooted in curiosity, nature, and imagination. Our nurseries are places where children are encouraged to wonder, explore and thrive, guided by caring practitioners who understand the power of early learning.

From September, we are launching six school-based nurseries across our Trust, each designed to provide high-quality, accessible provision for 2-year-olds. These settings will share a consistent vision, curriculum, and ethos, fostering discovery, connection, and child-led learning.

As part of our commitment to delivering excellence across every site, Early Explorers will operate as a centralised team, employed by the Constellation Trust. This means practitioners will benefit from shared resources, collaborative practice, and the unique opportunity to work across multiple settings. As a dedicated provider of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), the Constellation Trust is committed to upskilling staff and offers qualifications ranging from Level 3 to Level 6, ensuring career growth and excellence in early years education

We are looking for passionate early years educators who are excited to be part of something new, helping shape a culture of high expectations, play-based learning, and relational care across our family of nurseries.

Summary of the role:

The Constellation Trust includes primary, secondary and an alternative provision school working together to provide the best learning opportunities for the pupils within our network of schools. Each school serves its own community and has its own unique identity. Together we benefit from working in partnership, share good practice and have a joint central service support team.

The Constellation Trust is looking for a qualified Level 3 Nursery Nurse, Early Years Practitioner, Educator or Teacher to lead the Early Explorers (2–3-year-olds) school-based nursery provision. To apply for this role, you will need to have a relevant Level 3 qualification in early years; to be included in staff-to-child ratios at level 3, early years qualifications must meet the Department for Education’s criteria and be listed in the EYQL, with stricter requirements for qualifications started after 1 September 2014. You can find the full EYQL list and details here. Please see attached job description for further details.

Main responsibilities:

As a Nursery Nurse, you will work within the Constellation Trust’s Early Explorers nursery provision under the instruction and guidance of teaching staff within and outside the classroom to:

• Provide effective support as required

• Lead a school-based nursery provision

• Support the academic, social and emotional development of individuals and groups of pupils understanding clearly how pupils learn

• Provide effective support to maximise the attainment and accelerate the progress of individuals and groups of pupils

Please see attached job description for further information.

Future prospects

• Move on to the Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship which is equivalent to a foundation degree, paving the way for you to obtain your degree and become a teacher.