Nursery Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare scheme

Subsidised nursery fees

Up to 25 days annual leave

Maternity/Paternity pay

CPD support

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Radmoor Nursery at Loughborough College is seeking a Nursery Officer to deliver high‑quality learning experiences tailored to each child, supporting development and personal growth.

You will plan and run activities providing life skills, while mentoring and supervising new staff and learners. A strong teamwork ethos and safeguarding commitment are essential to join our inclusive college community.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working within the child care sector.
• Knowledge of Early Years Development.
• Level 3 Child Care / Play Works qualification or willingness to work towards this.
• The ability to work well within a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality learning experiences for all children ensuring that these are tailored to meet the needs of each individual child.
• Plan, prepare and carry out a variety of activities and experiences providing life skills for the children, supporting all areas of development.
• Provide mentoring, support and supervise new staff and students.

Skills

Child care experience

Teamwork

Early years knowledge

Education

Level 3 Child Care / Play Works

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nursery Officer to join our team at Radmoor Nursery, based at Loughborough College.

The role will

• Deliver high quality learning experiences for all children ensuring that these are tailored to meet the needs of each individual child.
• To plan, prepare and carry out a variety of activities and experiences providing life skills for the children, supporting all areas of development.
• To provide mentoring, support and supervise new staff and students.

We are looking for someone with

• Significant experience of working within the child care sector.
• Knowledge of Early Years Development.
• Applicants must have a minimum Level 3 Child Care / Play Works qualification or be willing to work towards this.
• The ability to work well within a team.

What the college offers its staff

Loughborough College Group is formed of Brooksby College, Loughborough College, Stephenson College and IGNITE Performing Arts. We have a vast curriculum across campus’s offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

• Access to healthcare scheme
• Subsided nursery fees
• Up to 25 days annual leave per year
• Additional annual leave available
• Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College a subsidiary company of Loughborough College. The terms and conditions of employment offered by the Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College. Please note that employees of the Leicestershire College are based at one of the campus’ of Loughborough College Group.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

If you require any support to apply for this job, please email [e-mail]

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.