Nursery Practitioner (Grade 2) – Collaborative Early Years Team

Nursery Practitioners x 2 Role 1: * Salary: Grade 2 -£24,796 - £26, 824 FTE. Pay award pending Autumn 2026 * Hours: 37.5 hours per week, all year round * Contract type: Permanent Role 2: * Salary: Grade 2 -£24,796 - £26, 824 FTE (£21,680.21 - £23,453.38 Actual). Pay award pending Autumn 2026 * Hours: 36.5 hours per week, term time only * Contract type: Permanent Start Date of role: September 2026 Closing date: 30 July 2026 Interview Date: Week commencing 17 August 2026 EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is Better Never Ends. Lime Tree nursery caters for mainstream children from 3 months to 4 years old, and operates from 8:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday. We are seeking an experienced Nursery Practitioner who has the ability to maintain outstanding practice in an exciting, innovative environment. This is the ideal opportunity for a Nursery Practitioner to develop their career progression and build relationships with staff and parents, whilst delivering excellent care for the children. If you are an experienced, hardworking and motivated individual, and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you. The right candidate will have: * A relevant Level 3 childcare qualification * Experience of working with teams * Have the ability to motivate and inspire others * Be passionate about providing the highest quality of childcare possible * Have the ability to work on own initiative. * Have in depth knowledge of the EYFS, relevant policies, legislation & safeguarding. We can offer the following: * A collaborative and inclusive culture that values every employee. * A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students. * Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth. * 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means completing training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions. * An Employee Assistance Programme via the BHSF App – including free totally confidential support, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling. * Access to discounts and offers at many well-known retailers and other organisations via the BHSF App. * Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) for Teachers. * Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions. * Family friendly policies. * Onsite parking at all sites. If you would like an Informal visit to the nursery prior to making a formal application, please email Andrea Nelson, Nursery Manager: A.Nelson@lime-tree-nursery.co.uk. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short‑listed candidates. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and 2023, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. To read a copy of our Privacy Notice for applicants please note that it is available upon request. J-18808-Ljbffr