Nursery Nurse (Early Years Educator)

We currently have opportunities for passionate and ambitious Early Years Educators to join our team in our on-campus 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.

Key responsibilities include:

- Playing 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
- Working to maintain a safe, secure and caring environment
- Completing tasks in line with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Maintaining children's records and carrying out assessments, ensuring all policies and procedures are adhered to and implemented in the Nursery
- 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
- Supporting the Room Leader acting as a role model in supervising and monitoring Nursery Assistants, casual workers, students and volunteers

Person specification:

- Good team player with sound communication and organisation skills
- Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS curriculum with the ability to support the development of children
- Relevant qualifications (minimum NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education or above)
- Ability to work in a team to observe, assess and plan as a key person
- Ability to produce written documentation to support the progress of individual children, being sensitive to their needs

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

We welcome applications from candidates wishing to work full-time or part-time hours.

Benefits include:

- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses
- Wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including apprenticeships and LinkedIn Learning
- Local discounts including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- A family-friendly workplace
- Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
- Relocation allowance

The University is committed to creating a health-supporting working environment and offers staff support groups and networks, a network of Staff Wellbeing Champions, and a suite of tools and frameworks to help staff thrive. The University holds a Silver Athena SWAN award, is an accredited Disability Confident Leader, and is a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.