Early Years Practitioner P/T

The Bartlett School of Planning UCL; London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a prestigious university's nursery team as a Nursery Practitioner, where you'll ensure the highest standards of care and education for children. This role offers a chance to work in a nurturing environment, promoting children's development while collaborating with parents. Enjoy a flexible working pattern and a generous holiday allowance. Be part of a diverse community dedicated to fostering creativity and innovation in early childhood education. This is a unique opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of young learners.

Benefits

41 Days Holiday

Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

On-Site Nursery

On-Site Gym

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Strong experience in providing baby care in a nursery environment.
• Proactive and practical approach to early years curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth running of the nursery and provide high standards of care.
• Act as a key worker for a small group of children.

Skills

Communication Skills

Planning and Organisation

Experience with SEN children

Imaginative Approach

Education

NNEB or NVQ level 3 Early Years and Education

Level 2 qualification or equivalent

Job description

4 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Ref Number B01-04989 Professional Expertise Estates, Facilities, Accommodation and Safety Department Vice-President (Operations) (B01) Location London Working Pattern Part time Salary £31,463-£35,084 Contract Type Permanent Working Type On site Available for Secondment No Closing Date 08-May-2025

About Us

We’re UCL, one of the world’s leading Universities and a member of the prestigious Russell Group. We have an enviable record for high quality teaching and research, a culture of promoting diversity and sustainability, and 30 Nobel laureates among our alumni and current and former staff.

Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, we were the first university in England to welcome students of any religion and the first to welcome women on equal terms with men. Today UCL has over 40,000 students and 12,500 staff and is one of the world’s top 10 universities. The UCL Day Nursery, located in UCL's Bloomsbury Campus, provides high quality childcare and nursery education, giving priority to the development needs and happiness of our children and their families in a safe, nurturing and stimulating care environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an Ofsted rated ‘Good with Outstanding Features’ nursery that recognises and values the diverse community that it serves. Further information about the nursery can be seen here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/day-nursery/

About The Role

Our Nursery Practitioners are vital in ensuring the smooth running of the nursery, and provide the highest standards of physical, social, emotional, and intellectual care for all of the children at the facility, while ensuring the standard of care and education delivered meets legislative requirements of Ofsted and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). In this role, you will act as a key worker for a small group of children with the responsibility to work in partnership with parents/carters encouraging them to participate in their child’s development.

You will play an active part in the day to day operations and organisations of the nursery within agreed policies and procedures and provide a safe, caring and stimulating environment within the Day Nursery, promoting good parent/staff relationships within the group.

The working pattern for this role will be Monday – Friday, either 8.30-16.30 or 9.30 – 17.30, with a longer day on Thursdays to allow for all-staff meetings.

For the right candidate we are open to flexible working requests for this role.; compressed hours, part-time, part year, term time, etc. We encourage you to discuss your flexible working needs during the interview process.

Term dates would be...

Spring term 2025

Monday 6 January to Friday 4 April 2025

• Half-term: Monday 17 February - Friday 21 February 2025
• Easter/spring holiday: Monday 7 April – Monday 21 April 2025 (Easter weekend 18-21 April)
  
  

Summer term 2025

Tuesday 22 April to Tuesday 22 July 2025

• May Day Bank Holiday on 5 May
• Half-term: Monday 26 May - Friday 30 May 2025 (Spring Bank Holiday on 26 May)
  
  

About You

Applicants will ideally hold a NNEB or NVQ level 3 Early Years and Education or equivalent, and strong experience of providing baby care in a nursery environment. Candidates who have ample experience working in this field and hold a Level 2 qualification or equivalent may also be considered. A background working with SEN children in a Teaching Assistant/SEN Assistant capacity would be beneficial. Applicants should also have a proactive, imaginative and practical approach to planning and delivering an early years curriculum, excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing the highest level of service to parents and carers. Experience of working with Forest School and knowledge of Reggio Emillio concept is desirable, but not essential.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

On-Site nursery

On-site gym

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: Early Years Practitioner JD 04.12.24.docx

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