Current Vacancies

We always recommend that prospective candidates contact us to arrange a visit and to have an informal chat before deciding to apply for a job with us.

SENDCo

We are seeking a passionate, skilled and inspiring SENDCo to join our inclusive and highly reflective team. This role has arisen at an exciting point in our journey, as we continue to strengthen our unique curriculum and deepen our commitment to ensuring every child thrives from the very start.

We are a unique setting, as one of only three maintained nursery schools in Hampshire providing education and care from 3 months to 5 years as well as being a 36-part time place SEND hub for pupils across the Fareham and Gosport area that provide high quality care and learning opportunities. We offer a high-quality curriculum which is bespoke to Haven Nursery School. We value learning and provision in the indoor and outdoor environment equally and we are proud of our well-established Forest School. Our dedicated staff team share a relentless belief that every child deserves to be seen, valued and empowered.

 The SENDCo will play a pivotal strategic and operational role in embedding inclusion across all areas of provision, ensuring high expectations for every child and celebrating each child’s unique abilities, differences and learning journey.

We can offer you a welcoming and supportive environment to develop your professional skills and knowledge; staff who are skilled, passionate and eager to learn; children who are quite simply incredible! A fun and friendly place to work.

We are committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and have lots of experience to share as part of induction. As part of the role, you will understand the need for confidentiality, follow safeguarding procedures and support the Headteacher in her role as Designated Safeguarding Lead.

∞ This role requires a teacher with strong SEND expertise and excellent knowledge of child development ∞

This is a permanent role, with flexibility for full - time or part time for the right candidate.

Salary – Main Pay Scale 1-6 plus TLR 2

Start Date: Summer Term 2026

∞ Closing date for applications is 12.00pm - Monday 23 February 2026 ∞

∞ Interview date – Thursday 26 February 2026 ∞

Visits to the Nursery are warmly encouraged – come & see why “magic happens here!”

Please contact the school office if you wish to visit on 01329 232095 or admin.office@haven.hants.sch.uk

For more information or to apply, please see our website www.haven-sch.org or come into reception to pick up an application pack. We look forward to meeting you!

Haven Nursery School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.  All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

School Governor Vacancy

Are you passionate about supporting your local community?

Do you believe all children deserve the best experiences to support them to achieve?

If yes, why not volunteer with us as a Co-opted Governor?

Our OUTSTANDING nursery currently has a vacancy for a Co-opted Governor to join our enthusiastic and forward-thinking Governing Body.

Governors are strategic leaders within schools and have a vital role in making sure every child gets the best possible education.

     Governing bodies have a strong focus on three core functions:

• To ensure that the school has a clear vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• To hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
• To oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Our Governing Body currently meet once a month, except for April and December. As Governor you would attend these meetings, having read the information shared before and be ready to ask questions and find out more. Visits to the schools also form part of the monitoring role and some Governors have individual special responsibilities.

No one Governor is expected to know it all and we work together as a team to support one another, bringing our own strengths and areas of interest. Our shared skill is our commitment and interest in our children’s futures and achieving the best for all.

Being a school governor is a very rewarding volunteer role that affords you the knowledge that you are giving back something to the local community. It offers great opportunity for personal development and learning new transferrable skills.

No experience necessary, just the desire to learn! Full induction and training package is offered

If you want to find out more, visits to the Nursery are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office if you wish to visit on 01329 232095.  For more information or to apply, please see our website www.haven-sch.org or come into reception to pick up an application pack. We look forward to meeting you!

Haven Nursery School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.  All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.