Nursery Opportunities

Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)

Can you tell a story or two? Can you sing until your heart is content?

If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Here at Elmwood Nursery, we are seeking an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner and a qualified Nursery Practitioner to provide quality daycare services and assist in the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. You’ll promote a stimulating environment of play, encouraging and supporting the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of the children.

So, whether you are looking to begin your career in childcare or already have some experience of caring for children in a nursery setting, we want to hear from you!

For the Apprentice Nursery Practitioner, we ask that you hold an NVQ Level 2 in Childcare and Early Years and work well as part of a team. For the Nursery Practitioner, you’ll hold an NNEB or NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education and demonstrate previous experience of caring for children aged 3 months to 5 years in a nursery or pre-school setting. We’re especially keen to hear from those who have experience in a baby room.

Above all, you’ll be happy transforming into a fairy princess, a one-eyed pirate, a horse, or a dragon and be comfortable dancing like nobody is watching! They’ll be days when you go home with gloop, slime, paint and glitter in your hair and muddy puddles and water play is also more than likely!

These roles are based at Elmwood Nursery at Carshalton College. For the Apprentice Nursery Practitioner, you’ll undertake a Level 3 Diploma in the Early Years Education. This will be done at the nursery with assessor support and time out for study, which can be done in the nursery or college library.

Closing date for the return of a complete online application form is 20th May 2024

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 27 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.