Sheffield Students’ Union Nursery are an inclusive, caring and professional team of educators who are passionate about the early years, valuing the physical and emotional well-being of all the children in our care. We are looking for an experienced individual, with a deep understanding of child development and a genuine interest in supporting children to flourish, to join our highly skilled team.

In order to be considered for this role you will ideally have a full and relevant Level 3 or above qualification, possess a positive “can do” attitude with a willingness to work flexibly and demonstrate a clear interest and enthusiasm for child-led early years education. Ideally you should also have experience of working with young children who are multilingual, have English as an additional Language (EAL) or children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND)

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be enthusiastic about early years and learning through play
• Support children’s learning and development, through effective observation and quality, ‘in the moment’ teaching.
• Plan exciting opportunities for children with a variety of learning styles and needs, including children with ASD.
• Have a good understanding of the EYFS, child development and safeguarding requirements
• Be a friend, a playmate, a safe and trusted person for the children
• Be approachable and professional in your partnerships
• Be collaborative, flexible and empathetic as part of a team approach

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Your Benefits

Sheffield Students’ Union Nursery offers competitive benefits within the nursery sector

• Excellent rate of pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• In house and external training and CPD opportunities
• To be part of an experienced and supportive team
• Considerate and supportive management

Working at the Students’ Union

We exist to represent, support and enhance the lives of our members. We’ve done so since 1906. We are an independent charity and work closely with the University to achieve a world-class student experience. We’ve got a fantastic modern building featuring cafes, two shops, four bars, an advice centre, an activities and sports zone, where students can join over 400 sports clubs and societies. There’s something different happening in the SU every day: from club nights to film screenings, live music, theatrical performances and fascinating talks. We offer a relaxed space for students to take time out. We also have a nursery and offer childcare. We’ve been rated the best Students’ Union in the UK by the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey for ten years running!

Creating a more diverse team

Sheffield Students’ Union is committed to creating a fairer, more equal, more inclusive, more diverse and liberated workforce. Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff members are currently under-represented at Sheffield Students' Union

What we are currently doing to create an inclusive workplace -

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion working group and staff network
• Training and development in ED&I
• Accessibility audits
• Inclusive policies and procedures

We want to support you to do your best during the application process, so please do get in touch at su-people@sheffield.ac.uk with any questions, or reasonable adjustment requests, you may have.