Early Years Practitioners

Location Chorley Highfield Nursery School, Wright Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 0SL
(65 on roll)

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School website:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Summary We are seeking enthusiastic and caring Early Years Support Assistants and Early Years Apprentices to join our Outstanding maintained nursery school.

You will support children’s learning and development through play, build positive relationships with children and families, and work as part of a nurturing, child-centred team. Experience is welcomed but not essential for apprentice roles.

Flexible Working

Working patterns are negotiable and may include mornings, afternoons, part-week or Monday–Friday. All roles are term time only. Nursery opening hours are 7.30am–5.30pm.

• Lancashire County Council terms and conditions
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Term time only working
• A warm, supportive and inclusive staff team
• High-quality training and clear career progression, including apprenticeships

• Individuals who are kind, motivated, passionate about early years education and committed to safeguarding and inclusive practice.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to all safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, online checks and satisfactory references.

This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro –rata basis.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Closing Date: 9am 07/08/2026

• NVQ level 2 or above qualification –appropriate to the post (Early years or equivalent)

• Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age

• Experience of working in a relevant classroom/service environment
• Experience of Administrative work
• Experience of supporting pupils with challenging behaviour

For an informal discussion please contact:
Claire Bland Proposed Interview Date: 11/08/2026

Equal Opportunities statement An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice.

You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at  or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

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The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.