Early Years Officer

Oldham College; Oldham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a qualified Early Years Officer (Nursery Nurse) to join their team. This term-time role offers a supportive environment where you will provide care, education, and development for children at the Butterflies Nursery. The position requires a Level 3 qualification in childcare and experience in Early Years settings. With a range of benefits, this opportunity allows you to make a meaningful impact on children's lives while working within a committed team.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards

Employee Assistance Scheme

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision

Staff Development days/week

Free confidential counselling service

Staff recognition awards

Car Scheme

Subsidised car parking

On-site Day Nursery

On-site hair and beauty salon

Qualifications

• Qualified (Level 3) in Early Years.
• 3 years post-qualifying experience in an Early Years setting.
• First Aid certificate.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, stimulating environment for children.
• Plan and deliver the Early Years Curriculum.
• Act as a keyworker to ensure children's welfare.

Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Observation

Child protection knowledge

Education

NNEB Certificate

NVQ Level 3 in Childcare

BTEC in Childcare

Job description

We are looking for:

Early Years Officer (Nursery Nurse) Term time 38 weeks, 36.66 hours per week

Salary- £20,623- £21,625

The Role:

We are looking to appoint a qualified (Level 3), caring and enthusiastic individuals to join our team at Butterflies. You should have at least 3 years post qualifying experience in an Early Years setting. You will be required to work as a team and individually to provide a safe, stimulating and caring environment, encouraging children to learn and making an impact on their lives. As a keyworker you will actively contribute to the planning and delivery of the Early Years Curriculum.

Butterflies Nursery aims to be a provider of outstanding Early Years Care and Education.

We have a really great opportunity for a part time experienced Early Years Officer to join our Butterflies team.

Requirements:

• Possession of relevant qualification, for example NNEB Certificate or NVQ Level 3 or BTEC in Childcare (or other equivalent level qualification).
• First Aid certificate.
• Ability to observe, record and report on children’s welfare and development.
• Ability to work positively and co-operatively as part of a team.
• Ability to be flexible in attendance when required.
• Ability to contribute to the planning and teaching of the early years curriculum.
• Ability to work carefully within agreed procedures, including those relating to health, safety, hygiene, child protection and staffing ratios.

Interviews for this role are planned for July 2025

Joining our Journey:

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities:

• Generous Pension Scheme
• Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
• Term Time only 38 weeks
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
• Free confidential counselling service
• Staff recognition awards
• Car Scheme
• Subsidised car parking
• On-site Day Nursery
• On-site hair and beauty salon

But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.

The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.

We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.

Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.