Casual Nursery Support Worker
| Posting date: | 24 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.84 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 April 2026 |
| Location: | LE11 3BT |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Loughborough College Group |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 307281JCP |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Casual nursery support worker to join our team at Radmoor Nursery, based on the Loughborough College.
The role will be to deliver high quality learning experiences for all children, ensuring that these are tailored to meet the needs of each individual child. The role will also involve planning a variety of activities and supporting with the delivery of these to engage children, creating a fun, safe, always stimulating caring and welcoming environment.
Responsibilities of this role include:
To ensure that the environment is safe, welcoming and caring at all times
To safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults that you may come into contact with, in line with the guidance and procedures of the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB)
To support the individual needs of a child, ensuring that activities planned are age appropriate, meeting a child’s next steps
We are looking for someone with :
Significant experience of working within the childcare sector
Knowledge of Early Years Development
Must have a minimum Level 2 Child Care / Play Works qualification or be willing to work towards this
Ability to work well within a team
This is a great opportunity for an individual to join an experienced team in a well-established nursery on the Loughborough College campus.
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:
On-site parking
Subsided nursery fees
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 recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk
The role will be to deliver high quality learning experiences for all children, ensuring that these are tailored to meet the needs of each individual child. The role will also involve planning a variety of activities and supporting with the delivery of these to engage children, creating a fun, safe, always stimulating caring and welcoming environment.
Responsibilities of this role include:
To ensure that the environment is safe, welcoming and caring at all times
To safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults that you may come into contact with, in line with the guidance and procedures of the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB)
To support the individual needs of a child, ensuring that activities planned are age appropriate, meeting a child’s next steps
We are looking for someone with :
Significant experience of working within the childcare sector
Knowledge of Early Years Development
Must have a minimum Level 2 Child Care / Play Works qualification or be willing to work towards this
Ability to work well within a team
This is a great opportunity for an individual to join an experienced team in a well-established nursery on the Loughborough College campus.
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:
On-site parking
Subsided nursery fees
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 recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk