Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Early Years Worker to join our team at Pen Green Centre for Children and Families. The position is in our Nursery.

The working hours for this post are 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, year round, 52 weeks per year. The starting salary for this post is 28,624 (The recent uplift of 3.2% on all NJC scales needs to be added to this.)

We offer excellent working conditions with benefits to include membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and additional leave accrued through time off in lieu.

If you would like to visit please get in touch or request this when submitting your application form.

Key responsibilities:

To work with individuals and groups of children both indoors and outdoors, providing safe, stimulating and appropriate learning and play experiences which promote children's social, emotional, physical and intellectual learning and development in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum

To contribute to making observations and assessments, ensuring there are up to date and ongoing records for children in the setting, in consultation with other team members, which provide for children's individual needs.

To support working with parents and children together, encouraging and involving parents/carers in children's learning and other Children's Centre activities.

To report any cause for concern regarding a child's health or welfare to the designated senior member of staff responsible for Child Protection/Safeguarding Children.

To support Family Workers in implementing individual educational programmes for children with Special Educational Needs ensuring their full integration into the setting.

Key requirements:

Level 3 qualification in Nursery Education/ Child care or equivalent (e.g. NNEB) Must be full and relevant in accordance with the DfE listings of acceptable qualifications at Level 3 (The link to check your qualification is on the recruitment section of our website)

GCSE English & Maths Grade C or above

Experience of working directly with children in a nursery/ nursery school or children's centre setting

Experience of working alongside adults in a supportive role

Experience of working in a small team

Working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and experience of putting this into practice

Safeguarding:

Pen Green is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment vetting checks appropriate to the post, including an Enhanced DBS check. Offers of employment will be made subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment vetting checks.

The successful candidate will be expected to adhere to all our safeguarding, welfare, and health and safety policies and procedures.

All pre-employment checks are in line with

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025

statutory guidance.

Closing Date:

Midnight Monday 1st September 2025

Interviews:

We expect to hold interviews in the week commencing 8th September 2025

For the full details of this post please go to our website. We do not accept CVs. Applicants must complete an application form.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,624.00-31,586.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Application question(s):

Do you have a full and relevant qualification that allows you to work in ratio with nursery-aged children? (See DfE website for details) If you qualified from 2016 onwards you will also need an in-date paediatric first aid certificate in order to practice.
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 01/09/2025
Reference ID: FW25