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Early Years Practitioner (Nursery Assistant) (23917-0725)Early Years Practitioner (Nursery Assistant) (23917-0725)1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. University of Warwick provided pay rangeThis range is provided by University of Warwick. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay rangeAbout The RoleFor informal enquiries, please contact Jo Warren (Nursery Manager) or call the nursery on 02476523389This role will require an Enhanced DBS and Child's Barred List check.If you are included on a child's barred list, you will be breaking the law by applying for this role.As a member of the university nursery team, you will play an essential role in supporting the children and nursery staff over the lunch time and staff breaks.Working from 12.00noon to 2.00pm Monday – Friday you will work closely with the children to assist them with their lunchtime meal, including helping babies to feed themselves. You will also help the children after lunch to get ready for their afternoon nap, which could include personal care routines, as well as playing with any children who are not napping.This post is currently for 42 weeks of the year, with the three major school holidays as non-working periods.About YouWe would not expect you to have any professional childcare qualifications, although applicants with these would be very welcome. However, you must have a genuine interest in working with young children and babies. You must have a strong team working instinct and be able to be flexible in your approach.For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.About The DepartmentThe university nursery has a long history of providing excellence in Early Years Care and Education, having been judged as outstanding by OFSTED three times since 2011.The nursery provides full day care for children aged between 3 months and 5 years and is open all year round, except for the period between Christmas and the new year when we are closed.The nursery is in a beautiful area of the main campus beside the lake in the Lakeside Village. We have a purpose-built nursery which can accommodate up to 78 children. We employ 36 staff including apprentices, Early Years Practitioners, admin staff and support staff. You will be joining a well-established team and be part of a supportive organisation.About The UniversityBorn in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.QS World University Rankings 2024 Research Excellence Framework 2021To find out more about us visit our website.How to ApplyCLOSING DATE: Monday 4th August 2025 at 23:55 (BST)To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date.Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.Your CV should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience. Your cover letter should explain your motivations for applying to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description PDF document below. Please note that all essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview.Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. Wehighly recommendusing individual criteria as headers and explaining below, using examples, how you meet the criterion, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications submitted via our official careers webpage, .Interview Date: To be confirmed Desired Start Date: 2nd September 2025What we OfferWe will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.Our Commitment to InclusionWarwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpageshere.The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of theEUTOPIA European University Alliance.Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.In line with the DBS Code of Practice, the successful candidates for any roles involving regulated activity, will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. The University will take all necessary measures to ensure that any individual subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group specified (i.e. children and/or adults).We expect all employees, volunteers, and partners to share our commitment to safeguarding.Rehabilitation of Ex-OffendersThe University undertakes not to discriminate against anyone who makes a disclosure relating to a conviction. The information disclosed at application stage is only visible to the central DBS team (i.e. not recruiting managers) to ensure there is no bias during the shortlisting process.Job DescriptionJD Early Years Practitioner (Nursery Assistant) (23917).pdf – 203KB Opens in a new windowRight to Work in the UKWe wish to advise applicants that this role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa. If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK you will need to check the UK Government Website to see if you are eligible to obtain the right to work in the UK through one of the other UK immigration routes before you make your application. 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