Job Description

Early Years Practitioner (Nursery Assistant) (23917-0725)

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Location
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department
Wellbeing & Safeguarding
Position Type
Permanent
Hours
10 hours per week
Salary
23,915 per annum pro rata
About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Jo Warren (Nursery Manager) nurseryenquiries@warwick.ac.uk or call the nursery on 02476523389

This 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 You
We 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 Department
The 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 University
Born 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 2021


To find out more about us visit our website.



How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Monday 4th August 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, 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 Right to Work in the UK
We 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.