Nursery Nurse

Nursery Nurse

Department: Westwood Nursery

Salary: Starting from £23,144, rising to £24,533 Pro rata. A supplement is applied to those at Grade 4 spine point 12 to bring their pay up to the equivalent of spine point 13.

Closing date: Tuesday 02 April 2024

Westwood Nursery at the University of Bath are seeking to appoint a dedicated, hard-working and creative Nursery Nurse to join our team on a part-time basis, working 21.9 hours per week across Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Graded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, Westwood Nursery provides 48 places for children aged 6 months to 5 years.

About the role:

You will play a key role in assisting the Room Leader and team in providing high-quality childcare and education appropriate to the age and stage of development of the children. You will work to maintain a safe, secure and caring environment.

You will be required to complete tasks in line with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. A core responsibility is planning and providing safe, appropriate, child-led and adult-initiated experiences, activities and play opportunities indoors, outdoors and in out-of-setting contexts, which enable children to develop and learn. 

You will also maintain children’s records and carry out assessments, ensuring all policies and procedures are adhered to and implemented in the Nursery. Importantly, you will support the Room Leader acting as a role model in supervising and monitoring Nursery Assistants, casual workers, students and volunteers. 

This is a part-time role working 21.9 hours across Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Cara Ratukalou, but please ensure you submit your application through our website.

You should:

- 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 a relevant first aid qualification
- 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

At Westwood Nursery, we aim to provide accessible, high-quality childcare for children of students, staff and the local community. We provide a safe, caring and stimulating environment where children learn and develop to their full potential and welcome everyone by supporting individual needs, abilities and interests.

The Nursery opening times are between 08:30 - 17:45, Monday - Friday.

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

What we can offer you:

- a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
- generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work-life balance
- we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
- an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
- a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive 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 our teams. 

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.

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