At a Glance
- Tasks: Create a nurturing and stimulating environment for children's early learning and development.
- Company: Join the dedicated team at the University of St Andrews Nursery.
- Benefits: Enjoy a 4-day work week, free gym membership, and generous annual leave.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace committed to diversity and personal growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Must be a qualified Early Years Practitioner with a passion for childcare.
The predicted salary is between 13.45 - 13.45 £ per hour.
At the University of St Andrews Nursery, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated and caring team.
The University of St Andrews Nursery is seeking to recruit one Qualified Early Years Practitioner (EYP).
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and creative individual who is committed to delivering high-quality early learning and childcare.
The successful candidate will contribute to the development and wellbeing of our nursery children by creating a nurturing, stimulating, and inclusive environment.
At the University Nursery we offer our children a wide range of experiences and opportunities that will help them develop and flourish as they learn new skills through the play experience.
The role of the EYP and wider Nursery staff will be to ensure a child centred approach in all aspects of the nursery.
The EPYs will facilitate such opportunities and experience which will enables our children to make decisions and solve problems.
In addition to the excellent working environment and training opportunities, we have a great range of benefits including:
- SSSC Fee Covered
- 4 day week (compressed hours)
- Free Gym Membership to Saints Sport
- Staff Uniform
- 10% Discount on Saint Nursery Childcare
- 50% Staff discount on Junior Saints Holiday Camps
- 15% Staff Discount on Weekly Junior Saints Classes
- Sickness Absence Support and occupational sickness pay.
- Access to Fife Council Training
- Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
- Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
- Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
- Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including Linked In Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
The appointment will be subject to a Clear PVG Check for working with children, initiated by the University.
- While the role is paid on the University’s grade 2 salary scale (£25,353 per annum, £13.45 per hour) pro rata due to current market conditions, a supplement of 15% will be added bringing the overall annual salary to £29,156 pro rata which equates to an hourly rate of £15.46.
The market supplement is subject to review with the University’s recognized Trade Unions, and if a decision is taken to remove or reduce the supplement, full consultation will take place before this is implemented.
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Anja Copland, Nursery Manager email: ac445@st-andrews. ac. uk , Tel: 01334 46 2121.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
At St Andrews, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to who we are and form a core pillar of our University Strategy.
We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and supportive workplace, reflected in our participation in national diversity charters and awards, including Athena Swan, Carer Positive and the Race Equality Charter.
We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and minority religions backgrounds and from LGBTQ+ and disabled people.
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