Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

Full time (40 hours) Fixed Term Contract

The Opportunity

This post represents an exciting opportunity for an individual to join a team of staff in Keele University's Day Nursery.

The Day Nursery is a purpose-built facility offering places to 128 children every day. We currently require an Apprentice Early Years Practitioner to support and complement our team.

The successful candidate will support the team to provide a safe, happy, and caring environment for all the children at the nursery, offering fun and educational learning opportunities in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.

The Nursery adheres to Staffordshire Safeguarding Children's Board and University Safeguarding procedures.

To be successful you must be willing to complete an NVQ 3 in Childcare, through the local college, whilst gaining practical experience in setting. You will also be required to have or be working towards functional skills in English and Maths or have achieved GCSE grade 4 or above in Maths and English or equivalent.

The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible.

The University

Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience.

With a turnover in excess of £170 million, over 15,000 students and a total staff of approximately 2000, the University provides high-quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research. Further information can be found athttps://www.keele.ac.uk/about/

Keele University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN charter, and values equity and diversity across our workforce. We strive to ensure that our workforce is representative of broader society, and therefore, we would actively welcome applications from men for this role.

Keele University values equity and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles.

Please note this appointment is subject to both medical clearance by the University's Occupational Health provider and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

How to Apply

For full post details and to find out more about working at Keele please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/vacancies

For informal enquiries may be addressed to Wendy Foster by emailing [email protected]. Applications to this address will not be accepted.