Teaching Assistant

Nursery Practitioner Level 2

Oswald Road Primary School · Manchester · Manchester

Job description

We are looking for caring, enthusiastic and motivated Level 2 Nursery Practitioners to join our growing team at our brand-new 2-3 year old nursery, Owlets, which opened in September 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a setting that is on a wonderful journey of growth and development. The successful candidate will be passionate about Early Years education, committed to providing high-quality care, and enjoy creating a fun, safe and nurturing environment where children can thrive.

The responsibilities of the role include:

Ensuring all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted

Providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery

Giving support to other team members throughout the nursery

Working as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.

The following link shows qualifications that will count towards this. Please ensure that you only apply for this role if you have one of the relevant qualifications on this list :

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-qualifications-list-uk-only

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About this school

Oswald Road Primary School

Community school · Primary · Ages 3–11

Not rated

Pupils: 654
Avg teacher salary: £48,672
Pupil:teacher ratio: 22:1

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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