Nurture Assistant St John's CE Primary School, Sparkhill

St John's is a Church of England primary school where every child is welcomed, valued and loved. The school's purpose is to serve the community of Sparkhill by providing each child with the education they need to flourish and each family the support they need to thrive.

All different, all equal, all growing together

At St John’s we are proud to have a positive ethos of inclusion for all our children that have additional SEMH or special educational needs. Each child is unique, and has unique needs.

Our Nurture team currently has an AHT for Pastoral, a children and families support coordinator and a nurture assistant. We are looking for an additional nurture assistant to increase our team so that we can offer a wider range of support and intervention.

Our school has a Nurture Den which children from all year groups access for targeted interventions. This may involve working with individuals or with small groups. These interventions include things like: anger management and anxiety toolkits, Lego therapy, sensory circuits, circle of friends and social communication activities. The nurture assistant also supports children to work successfully with their class so part of the role may be carried out in the classroom.

In order for children to access all areas of school life, the nurture assistant sometimes supports at playtimes and lunchtime either outside or through running a club.

While most of our interventions are planned for, there are occasions when children need nurture support ‘in the moment’. The nurture assistant will need to respond to this and support children who may become dysregulated.

We are looking to appoint a nurture assistant to start with us in the Summer Term 2026.

This will be an exciting time to join us at St John’s as we develop our inclusion profile, by offering an individualised, high quality nurture approach for all pupils.

Committed to supporting the social, emotional and mental health needs of the pupils. An excellent communicator with a high standard of spoken and written English. Resilient, positive, forward looking and enthusiastic about making a difference. Able to work with staff, parents and agencies to promote best practice for learners who have barriers to learning. Experience would be an advantage but not essential.

For further details or to arrange an informal visit please contact the school office:  or email enqu

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS;
Prohibition check;
Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Rehabilitation of offenders:
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. 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.

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An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

An application pack is available to download below. All completed application forms should be returned directly to the school - enqu

Please ensure all online application forms are signed before return.

Closing Date for applications:
Wednesday 11th March 2026

Interview Date;
Week beginning Monday 23rd March 2026