Nursery Nurse (Early Years Practitioner)

University of Bath; Matlock Bath CP; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading university is seeking passionate Early Years Practitioners to join their nursery team. The role involves providing high-quality childcare and education, maintaining a safe environment, and supporting children's development. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and strong communication skills. This part-time position offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Free counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Staff discount at Team Bath gym

Generous annual leave allowance

Personal and professional development opportunities

Free entry to the Holburne Museum

Relocation allowance

Qualifications

• Assist in providing high quality childcare and education.
• Complete tasks in line with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Maintain children's records and carry out assessments.

Responsibilities

• Plan and provide safe, appropriate, child-led experiences.
• Support the Room Leader in supervising Nursery Assistants.
• Observe, assess, and plan as a key person.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education

Job description

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Department: Westwood Nursery

Salary: Starting from £25,100, rising to £25,733 pro rata

Please note, the annual salary quoted is inclusive of a market supplement to ensure the annual pay rate aligns with our commitment as a voluntary living wage employer.

Contract Type: Part Time, Open Ended

Closing date: Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Reference: CC12628R

We currently have part-time opportunities for passionate and ambitious Early Years Practitioners to join our team to ensure the successful running of the nursery.

Our campus offers a safe environment to enrich the children's development − from woodland walks and trips to see the ducks at our pond, to experiencing the energy within our sports village. We offer a safe, caring, and stimulating environment where children can learn and develop to their full potential. Every child at the Nursery is seen as an individual, and we support all needs, abilities, and interests.

You Will:

• play a key role in assisting the team in providing high quality childcare and education appropriate to the age and stage of development of the children, and work to maintain a safe, secure, and caring environment
• be required to complete tasks in line with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage
• maintain children’s records and carry out assessments, ensuring all policies and procedures are adhered to and implemented in the Nursery
  
  

A core responsibility is planning and providing safe, appropriate, child-led and adult initiated experiences, activities and play opportunities indoor, outdoor and in out-of-setting contexts, which enable children to develop and learn. Importantly, you will support the Room Leader, acting as a role model in supervising and monitoring Nursery Assistants, casual workers, students and volunteers.

You Will:

• be a good team player with sound communication and organisation skills
• have knowledge and understanding of the EYFS curriculum with the ability to support the development of our children
• have relevant qualifications (minimum NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education or above)
• be able to work in a team to observe, assess, and plan as a key person
• be able to produce written documentation to support the progress of individual children, being sensitive to their needs
  
  

Further information

We Have The Following Opportunities Available:

• 21.9 hours per week (0.6 fte) working over 3 days
• 14.6 hours per week (0.4 fte) working on Thursday and Friday for a fixed-term period until May 2026 to cover parental leave
  
  

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Cara Ratukalou, Nursery Manager, but please ensure you submit your application through our website.

An Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) clearance will be required for this post.

What We Can Offer You

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities, including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
  
  

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits on our website.

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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.

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