Job Description

Details

• Title: Level 3 Qualified Nursery Worker
• Reference: SCC/TP/287916/4466
• Positions: 1
• Salary: 19,500 - 21,000 per annum
• Category: Education & Learning
• Contract type: Permanent
• Working hours: 33 hours per week across 39 weeks per year
• Posted on: 21 January 2026
• Closing date: 19 February 2026
• Directorate: Partnership
• Location: Oasis Charity Limited, Cedar Centre and Library, Cedar Road, Cobham, KT11 2AE

Description
Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.
The salary range for this role is 19,500 - 21,000 per annum based on a 33 hour working week, 39 weeks per year.
About the Organisation
We are an Ofsted-registered nursery run by dedicated, friendly and highly qualified staff, which is part of Oasis Charity Limited, a small, local charity which supports vulnerable families in Elmbridge.
As an organisation, Oasis Charity responds quickly to crisis situations, providing holistic support to families and children over the long-term. We have broad outreach work offering a range of in-house services - spanning crisis support, counselling, emotional wellbeing courses, life coaching, emergency food banks and fuel bursaries, as well as legal surgeries - to help our families build their confidence, resilience and independence.
To assist with and take a shared responsibility for the welfare, learning & development of children attending the nursery by working with initiative and creativity to foster an environment that encourages the children's all-round development.
About the Role
To work as a member of the team under the direction of the senior members of the team to ensure that children attending the provision receive high quality care and access to exciting and stimulating learning opportunities in accordance with the statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework.
Person Specification:

• Education, Training and Work Qualifications
• Level 3 Childcare Qualification
• Paediatric First Aid
• Food Hygiene Level 2

Method of Assessment: Certificates
Skills and Abilities

• A good level literacy and numeracy.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good interpersonal combined with the ability to work effectively within a team.
• Ability to work, empathise and communicate effectively with all sections of the community.

Method of Assessment: Application and Interview
Experience:

• Nursery experience: at least 2 years
• SEN experience

Additional information
If you have a Level 3 Childcare Qualification and are interested in this role, please apply. If you meet our criteria, someone will be in touch for an initial telephone call and, if the candidate is deemed suitable, this will be followed by an informal visit to our centre. If successful, candidates will be asked to complete an application form which may lead to a formal interview.
We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible. The close date for this advert is 19.02.2026 with interviews planned to follow.
Please click to visit our website for more information.
To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to .
Files to download

• Reviewed: 22 Jan 2026

for latest news and events.

• Surrey County Council 2026
• ID: 187280

Top
We need your help!
We'd welcome your feedback to help us improve our website. The link below will open a short survey in a new browser tab, which you can return to at the end of your visit.

Skills Required