Nursery Nurse

Falmouth Exeter Plus; Penryn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 10%

26 days + 8 bank holidays

Life Assurance

Subsidised Sports Centre Membership

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay

Cycle Scheme & Home & Tech Scheme

Vivup Lifestyle Discounts

Job summary

Falmouth Exeter Plus is seeking a Nursery Nurse to join the friendly team at our Penryn or Falmouth campus. The role involves delivering the daily curriculum for children aged 6 months to five years in a warm, nurturing environment.

You should have a Level 3 Early Years qualification (Level 2 considered) and previous childcare experience. The position is permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri) with some flexibility in hours and enhanced DBS checks required.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in a childcare setting.
• Commitment to high standards of care and confidentiality.
• Flexible approach to working hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver daily curriculum in line with standards and policies.
• Create a happy, stimulating, and secure learning environment.
• Assist in maintaining Ofsted and Early Years Foundation Stage requirements.

Skills

Experience with children

Confidentiality

Flexible hours

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification or equivalent

Level 2 Early Years qualification

Job description

Falmouth Exeter Plus are seeking to appoint a Nursery Nurse to join the close-knit team at our Nursery at our Penryn or Falmouth campus. Our unique setting provides a warm, nurturing environment and high-quality childcare for children aged 6 months to five years. Ofsted rated ‘Good’, our nurseries are extremely popular and are led by a dedicated team.

The successful candidate will work as part of a team to deliver the daily curriculum in compliance with the Nursery’s standards, policies, and procedures and in line with the requirements of Ofsted and the Early Years Foundation Stage. You will ensure that all daily activities are conducted in a way which provides a happy, stimulating, and secure learning environment for the children. The successful candidate for this role will ideally hold a Level 3 Early Years qualification or equivalent, however candidates possessing a level 2 will also be considered. You should possess previous experience of working with children, a commitment to maintaining high standards of care, confidentiality and initiative, as well as a flexible approach towards working hours.

Due to the nature of the role, you will also be required to undergo an Enhanced with Regulated Activity Disclosure & Barring Service Check.

For full details of the skills/experience required, please see the job description above.

This position is offered on a permanent, full-time, 37.5 hours per week contract working Monday to Friday. There may be flexibility in the working hours which will be discussed further at interview.

• Although we have set the closing date as Sunday 25 October 2026 due to the immediate requirement for this role, we will review applications as we receive them, and interview as soon as we have candidates that are a good match.* Falmouth Exeter Plus manages and delivers services at Falmouth, Penryn and Truro Campuses on behalf of Falmouth University and the University of Exeter. Working closely with the Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union (The SU) and the wider, universities partnership we support Higher Education learning and living, ensuring that the interests of all campus users are at the heart of everything we do.

It is a fast moving environment where agility and a positive approach to change and enhancement are central to our progress. Our mission is ‘to deliver world‑class shared professional services to help our partners achieve their global ambitions’.

As an employer of choice we can offer the successful candidate for this role a range of benefits, including:

• Employer Pension Contribution up to 10%
• 26 days + 8 days bank holiday
• Life Assurance
• Subsidised Sports Centre Membership (Gym & Fitness Classes)
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Cycle Scheme & Home & Tech Scheme
• Vivup Lifestyle Discounts

Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from working across two leading Universities.

Falmouth Exeter Plus welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under‑re‑presented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.