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SalarySalary: Commensurate with Real Living Wage (currently equates to £24,180Pro-rata) (in addition a Market Supplement of £2K will apply*)
The University of Dundee Nursery, Ltd. offers high quality childcare and education to families studying or working at the University of Dundee. The nursery believes that children are individuals who develop and learn at their own rate, we believe that children's voices should be heard, and our staff are the vessels to ensure this happens. We offer children a wide range of experiences that will help them develop and grow as they learn new skills. The nursery operates three homerooms caring for children from birth to five years.
The successful candidate will facilitate children's learning and development whilst ensuring that they listen to children and protect their rights in line with the UNCRC. They will observe and record children's learning and development and plan next steps for individual and cohorts of children, providing high quality learning opportunities that will encourage children's problem solving and thinking and social skills.
They will be responsible for a group of key children which will include keeping up to date records, and when necessary, writing professional reports and school reports. They will be expected to work collegiately as part of the nursery team to deliver high quality childcare to children and their families within the service - this will include children from birth to five years from a variety of geographical backgrounds.
The successful candidate will be capable of writing professional reports for internal and external transitions as well as for sending to outside professionals working with children who have Additional Support Needs. They will be reflective of their own and colleagues' practice and able to discuss professionally any required improvements within the service and their own practice.
We are seeking a passionate practitioner who strongly believes that children should be at the center of nursery life, who is capable of hearing what children are telling them and who likes to bring fresh ideas to share with the team. The appointed person must be a strong team player capable of using their own initiative whilst ensuring that all children's needs are met.
*while the role is paid at the Real Living Wage rate, currently £12.00 per hour (which equates to £24,180.00), a market supplement of £2K will apply. This market supplement is subject to periodic review in line with our market supplement policy.
Summary of Skills & Qualifications:
- Must have HNC Childhood Practice or equivalent.
- Must have experience of working in an Early Years setting.
- Must experience of working with Pre-birth to Three, Curriculum for Excellence, Learning Together in Dundee, Building the Ambition: Being me, GIRFEC and any other relevant frameworks or current guidance and be prepared to display this knowledge at interview.
- Must meet requirements for registration with SSSC.
- You will be required to be a member of the PVG scheme and not barred from working with children and/or protected.
The nursery is based on the City Campus of the University of Dundee and cares for children from birth to school entry.
For further information about this position please contact Jacky Jones, Senior Nursery Manager, at j.u.jones@dundee.ac.uk.
To find out more about the University of Dundee Ltd Nursery please visit our website.
The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee one of the top universities in the UK. Family friendly policies, staff support networks for BME and LGBT staff, membership of Athena
