Nursery Officer

Leeds City Council; Leeds; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds City Council is recruiting a Nursery Officer for Little Owls nurseries in Leeds. The role involves delivering high-quality care and an EYFS-aligned curriculum to meet each child’s needs, with regular training and career progression opportunities.

Based at Little Owls Osmondthorpe, you will join a supportive team, work 37 hours per week all year round, and contribute to a safe, welcoming environment for families and children.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in childcare.
• Good literacy and numeracy.
• Recent experience with young children and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care and education for all children and support families.
• Ensure day-to-day childcare provision in your room is of a high standard.
• Work with the leadership team to deliver a broad EYFS curriculum.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Safeguarding

EYFS planning

Education

Level 3 childcare qualification

Job description

Job title: Nursery Officer

Salary: B3 £27,274 - £29,071 (pro rata)

Hours: 37 all year round

Contract: Permanent

Location: Little Owls Osmondthorpe

Are you interested in a career in childcare? Little Owls nurseries are currently recruiting for nursery officers.

Little Owls is a great place to progress in your childcare career and many of our officers move on to become managers. We support staff to learn and progress by offering regular training.

As a nursery officer based in one of our Little Owls nurseries you will be part of a great team and will deliver a high standard of care which meets the individual needs of the children. It is rewarding work, as well as energetic and at times challenging.

We are committed to the ambition of Child Friendly Leeds . We want Leeds to be a city where all children are safe, happy and healthy, do well at school, fulfil their potential and grow up to be active citizens with voice and influence.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions .

You Will

• provide high quality care and education for all children and support for families
• be responsible for ensuring that the day to day childcare provision in your assigned room is of a high standard
• work with the wider leadership team to ensure a broad and balanced Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum is provided.

About You

• ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of people individually, in groups and at all appropriate levels
• ability to safeguard children and support them to develop their resilience
• able to effectively use the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to lead planning and evaluation of activities to aid children’s learning.
• able to write and oversee the production of reports and plans to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing, to the required standard.

We Expect The Following Experience And Qualifications

• minimum of level 3 qualification in childcare. To check if your qualification is relevant, please go to: Early years qualifications list: UK only - GOV.UK
• good standard of literacy and numeracy
• recent experience of working with young children and families