Nursery Teaching Assistant, Enfield

Nursery Teaching Assistant – Full‑time, long‑term temporary role for one year starting June 2026

The school provides a warm, nurturing, and well‑organised early years environment where children feel safe, valued, and well supported. Teaching and care in the early years are carefully structured, helping children to settle quickly and develop positive learning behaviours. Leaders ensure staff work closely together to create a calm and inclusive setting where children make steady progress in their early development.

Duties as Nursery Teaching Assistant:

• Support children in the nursery setting on a full‑time basis
• Assist with play‑based and structured early learning activities
• Support early communication, language, and social development
• Help maintain a safe, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment
• Support children with daily routines, including transitions and personal care
• Work with small groups and individual children to reinforce learning
• Assist the class teacher with classroom organisation and preparation
• Support children with additional needs where required
• Uphold safeguarding expectations and prioritise child welfare

Ideal Nursery Teaching Assistant:

• Experience working with children in a nursery or early years setting
• Understanding of early childhood development
• Calm, patient, and nurturing approach
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Able to support children with a range of needs
• Reliable, proactive, and committed to supporting early learning
• Dedicated to safeguarding and promoting child well‑being

Your salary – dependent on experience – is paid weekly through PAYE – that means no self‑employed or umbrella companies.

Step Teachers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All candidates registering with Step Teachers are subject to safeguarding checks in line with the DfE’s statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, including reference checks and an Enhanced DBS check either registered on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.

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