Teacher, wanting to apply for Early Years Educator job in Nursery

[gingerhobo48]

Hi, it's obviously a drop in salary but at 25+ K , and 36 hrs a week with the expectation that you attend a staff meeting a week and an after school planning meeting each week, I think it's quite good.There will be some responsibilty but not overall and you are working as part of a team.I want to get back into teaching at nursery level and I thought that would be a good way in.I went to visit the school today, I was excited.I met the deputy who was lovely and the head who recognised me from somewhere else! I couldn't place him but he was familiar.I had to google him and do some detective work as it was bugging me.I now know who he is:>)
I was expecting other candidates to be there and hadn't prepared anything to ask, I just went on what she was saying and talked about that .She asked me about myself and what I had been doing recently.I was half hoping I wouldn't have to answer this, as, as a teacher I know why I want to work less hours and have more of a work/life balance but I'm not sure teachers always see this.I just said I wanted to get back into Nursery teaching/education, saw this job and was really interested by it (I am).It's a new role that has been set up and the school has funding for this(initially 2 yrs) This was another thing that attracted me to the position as I felt it had an end date.I'm now full of doubt having spoken to her, as, on paper I would be ideal with my teaching qualification(I can teach) and understand a lot about the pressures, but I'm feeling selfish.I think they might want to offer it to an experienced N.N.E.B or equivalent with nursery and possibly school experience as an HLTA to see if they fancy going into teaching.That was definately the impression I got.I was just thinking about how great this job would be for me now, in my current situation but that's selfish.I need to think about how good I would be for the school and ultimately the children.
I have no ambition, I want to teach, full stop.I just feel sometimes from talking to SLT that they don't get the breaks in career to raise a family and care for parent/in-laws etc.
Has anyone been in a similiar postion?Applied for lesser jobs? How have you explained your reasons and put a positive spin on it.I am commited, and have been in every job I have done, it's just that teaching is not my life, my family is, I know it wants to be but I was becoming ill and stressed with the 60+ hrs a week I was putting in.
Sorry this is so long, any advice? And do you think I have even a chance? I do fulfill the job spec as I was a nursery nurse before doing my teacher training.I just don't have recent nursery experience.

[Littlefish]

I don't think you will end up doing any fewer hours unfortunately.

[gingerhobo48]

Thank you, I have been trying to work this out.I visited the school yesterday (it was lovely) and tried to ask about the hrs without it sounding like I was a clockwatcher (but it's important) but she wasn't too sure as it's a new role that they are setting up.I think she said 8-4 but I would be expected to bring the I-Pad home to update individual profiles so I guess working from home too.It's frustrating as I still want to work but not these monstrously long hrs that us teachers do plus working of an evening.Supply may be the only way forward :>(.