Melbourne Infant School

Melbourne Infant School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring and motivated staff to join our friendly team on a fixed-term basis; from September 2026 to August 2027.

We have current vacancies for:

* EYFS Teaching Assistant (with a Level 3 Early Years qualification and experience of working with pre-school aged children); working in our new nursery class from Monday – Friday, 8.45am-12.45pm: https://jobs.derbyshire.gov.uk/JobDetails.aspx?msg=h36bhyXRkr1MCf4ZxhWaAr%2bIkj%2bAOq%2fgTkAAoqn1m2c%3d

* School Business Assistant; to work in our busy school office: Wednesday and Thursday, 8.45am-12pm: https://jobs.derbyshire.gov.uk/JobDetails.aspx?msg=li7Fj3gDYfCBmXfNTKWxO%2bUMB9moO5QZ9gvtElP1Lrk%3d

If you are friendly, kind and fun: we'd love to hear from you!

From September 2026, Melbourne Infant School will become Melbourne Infant and Nursery School!

This marks an exciting new chapter for our school, and we are grateful for the opportunity to grow our wonderful school community.

We anticipate our Nursery will open from Monday 14th September, with the week prior being used for transition and settling-in activities for families attending.

Our nursery applications form is now open and we welcome applications from interested families. As places are limited, we encourage early applications.

More information can be found on our website:

Nursery | Melbourne Infant School Welcome to our Seahorse Nursery Class! Opening September 2026 A warm welcome to our Seahorse Nursery Class: a new early years setting for children aged 3 years and above. We are excited to open our doors this September and provide a safe, nurturing environment where every child can start their jour...

Melbourne Infant School would be very grateful for any donations of children's balance bikes. If you have any balance bikes, in any colour, which you would consider donating to school, it would be very much appreciated! Collection can be arranged from Melbourne and surrounding areas.

Please email us at [email protected] or call us on 01332 862325 if you can help. Thank you!

Today is Primary School Offer Day! We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new families and children, who will be joining Melbourne Infant School in September. Please look out for an email over the next few days with all the information you need to know about starting school. We are looking forward to seeing you all soon, and welcoming you to our school community!

Are you a qualified Teaching Assistant who has experience working with primary school children? Are you friendly, fun and kind? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Melbourne Infant School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring and motivated Teaching Assistant, working 10.5 hours per week on a fixed-term basis.

To find out more, please follow the link:

Teaching and Learning Assistant The Governors of Melbourne Infant School wish to appoint an enthusiastic, caring and motivated Teaching and Learning Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will work within o...

We currently have a number of job opportunities supporting Melbourne Infant and Junior Schools.

**Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) – Infant School**

From Easter, Melbourne Infant School will have a vacancy for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA): working one afternoon per week, term time only on a fixed term basis. Please click or tap here to find out more or apply: https://jobs.derbyshire.gov.uk/JobDetails.aspx?msg=8nCL67caOBlyecacvCe9uUaAy9vbl0SSEuxAw3HEJQM%3d

**Catering Assistant vacancies – Junior School kitchen**

A maternity cover vacancy working 16.5 hours per week, term time only. https://jobs.derbyshire.gov.uk/catering-childrens-services-catering-assistant-melbourne-junior-school/49712.job

To find out more or apply for any of the roles, click on the link. We hope to hear from you!

This afternoon we held our final Open Session for prospective parents/carers and children for this year.

It has been lovely meeting lots of new faces, and we have particularly enjoyed seeing the smiles on the faces of the children when they received their goodie bags at the end of the tour.

A big thank you to our Class Ambassadors for being such brilliant tour guides, and for doing such a superb job telling our visitors all about our wonderful school!

Whilst our Open Sessions are now finished, if you are new to the local area and would like to arrange a tour of our school, please call our school office on 01332 862325 or contact us via email: [email protected] . We also have a virtual tour video and lots of other useful information available on our website: https://melbourne-inf.derbyshire.sch.uk/parents/starting-school-at-mis

You can apply for your school place online: visit https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/education/schools/school-places/primary-admissions/primary-infant-and-junior-school-admissions.aspx

***Teaching Assistant vacancy***

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic, caring and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our team on a fixed-term basis, starting in January 2026 and working until 31st August 2026 (or until the child leaves the provision).

The successful candidate will work within one of our KS1 classes and will be working with a child with special educational needs; helping them to develop their learning and work towards their educational targets. The successful candidate will be able to motivate and support children within the classroom, undertake other classroom duties to support the class teacher, and work co-operatively within a team.

The successful candidate will hold, or be working towards, a relevant Teaching Assistant qualification, with experience of working with primary school aged children. Our children would love to hear from you if you are friendly, kind and fun!

To find out more, and apply, visit the Derbyshire County Council Jobs page on the link below:

Teaching and Learning Assistant The Governors of Melbourne Infant School wish to appoint an enthusiastic, caring and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our team on a fixed-term basis, starting in January 2026 and working until 31s...

It was lovely to meet prospective parents, carers and children who are due to start school in September 2026 at our open sessions yesterday. Our Year 2 tour guides did a fantastic job showing them around our school! If you would like to join us on a tour, please book a place via our website: www.melbourne-inf.derbyshire.sch.uk

We are looking forward to our first of several Open Sessions for parents/carers of children due to start school in September 2026. Please join us on one of our morning, afternoon or evening sessions to see what we can offer you and your family. To book, visit www.melbourne-inf.derbyshire.sch.uk