Room Senior - Job Share Owlets Nursery
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,300 to £27,300 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | Exeter, Devon |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Exeter College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: |
Summary
Owlets is a purpose-built Nursery which offers fantastic facilities on a beautiful site within the main University of Exeter Streatham Campus. The Nursery is part of the Exeter College Group and is in partnership with the University of Exeter.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to be room senior in the baby room at our nursery and to provide excellent care and education.
As part of the Nursery Management Team you will be responsible for the supervision and organisation of your room and ensuring all Health and Safety regulations are adhered to. You will also be required to undertake the daily duties of a Nursery Nurse, which include providing a stimulating, challenging and safe environment for children, providing curriculum plans as required, liaising with parents/carers and recording the learning and development of the children in your key group in their individual learning journeys.
The successful applicant will need to hold a recognised childcare qualification at Level 3 (such as NVQ in CCLD, Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce), or equivalent, and as a minimum have a wide range and breadth of experience of working as a Nursery Nurse with children under five years old for at least two years. Previous experience of being a room senior would be desirable but not essential. You will have an in depth understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and have a commitment to the provision of high-quality childcare.
We offer great opportunities for professional development and further training, as well as:
• 31 days holiday a year plus bank holidays • Nearby parking • Pension Scheme • Cycle to work scheme • Discounts and benefits platform, offering savings at several major retailers, restaurants, cinema, holidays etc. • Smartphone and Technology benefits scheme • Financial wellbeing scheme, including affordable loans • Season ticket travel scheme • Concessions on adult learning courses • Wellbeing support and activities, including Employee Assistance Programme, Unmind (platform/app to support mental health)
Please visit our website at www.exe-coll.ac.uk. for more information and to apply today! We look forward to hearing from you!
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight on the 8th May 2024. Interview date Thursday 16th May 2024. No agencies please.
Key Information
At The Exeter College Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our student's including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.
All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
All posts at The Exeter College Group are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further inform.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We welcome applications for employment from the whole community.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to be room senior in the baby room at our nursery and to provide excellent care and education.
As part of the Nursery Management Team you will be responsible for the supervision and organisation of your room and ensuring all Health and Safety regulations are adhered to. You will also be required to undertake the daily duties of a Nursery Nurse, which include providing a stimulating, challenging and safe environment for children, providing curriculum plans as required, liaising with parents/carers and recording the learning and development of the children in your key group in their individual learning journeys.
The successful applicant will need to hold a recognised childcare qualification at Level 3 (such as NVQ in CCLD, Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce), or equivalent, and as a minimum have a wide range and breadth of experience of working as a Nursery Nurse with children under five years old for at least two years. Previous experience of being a room senior would be desirable but not essential. You will have an in depth understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and have a commitment to the provision of high-quality childcare.
We offer great opportunities for professional development and further training, as well as:
• 31 days holiday a year plus bank holidays • Nearby parking • Pension Scheme • Cycle to work scheme • Discounts and benefits platform, offering savings at several major retailers, restaurants, cinema, holidays etc. • Smartphone and Technology benefits scheme • Financial wellbeing scheme, including affordable loans • Season ticket travel scheme • Concessions on adult learning courses • Wellbeing support and activities, including Employee Assistance Programme, Unmind (platform/app to support mental health)
Please visit our website at www.exe-coll.ac.uk. for more information and to apply today! We look forward to hearing from you!
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight on the 8th May 2024. Interview date Thursday 16th May 2024. No agencies please.
Key Information
At The Exeter College Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our student's including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.
All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
All posts at The Exeter College Group are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further inform.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We welcome applications for employment from the whole community.