Nurture Room Lead

Birdwell School (Single Academy Trust)

Nurture Room Lead

Hours

Monday –

Friday 8

30am – 1:30pm, term time only plus INSET days

Contract

Fixed term for 1 Year, from September 2026

Salary

Support Staff Payscale JG6

A fantastic opportunity has become available at our high achieving school for an ambitious LSA to become an inspirational Nurture Room Lead.

If you want to be part of a school with enthusiastic and supportive children, parents and staff then this is the place for you!

At Birdwell we pride ourselves on team work, high quality professional development and teaching a curriculum that provides children with fantastic memories, skills and knowledge that will ensure their education gets off to the best possible start. We do this by having a relaxed and positive atmosphere with a real drive to improve. Our learning environment consists of a forest school area, large classrooms and lots of outside space. We also offer an attractive wellbeing health package.

The successful candidate will

• Be an experienced SEN practitioner
• Be child-centred, organised, resourceful and proactive
• Show resilience, empathy and kindness
• Have experience of working with SEND children from EYFS to Y6
• Have experience of working with children who need additional SEMH support, including those who may have experienced previous trauma.
• Hold qualifications or have had training in nurture approaches and practices such as Thrive, ELSA or Nurture UK.
• Be able to foster excellent relationships with children and adults
• Plan for and provide a stimulating environment both indoor and outside
• Have the ability to contribute positively to the wider team

Birdwell School is committed to the protection and safety of its pupils. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. As part of our duty to safeguard pupils we will check whether you are barred from working with children, or whether you have convictions that would make you unsuitable to work with children or in the role you’ve applied for. Please see our application form for further details. It is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from working with children

If you are shortlisted for interview we will contact your referees and will also carry out an online search of publicly available information to identify any incidents or issues that we may wish to ask you about.

Birdwell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our safeguarding policy can be viewed on our website.If you would like to visit the school beforehand, please contact the school office via email.

Closing date

Friday 5th June at 9am.

Interview date

W/C Monday 8th June.