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Early Years Practitioner
The Sheffield College, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 2RL5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Student support, learning and progress
- Other support role
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 2x Positions available- 1 Full Time 37 hours X 52 week, 1 Part time 18 hours X 52 week (the salary will be pro rata'd for part time hours)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £27,101 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Experience in a group setting with 0-5 year olds
Ability to work in a large team
Ability to plan nursery activities incorporating the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum
Ability to use own initiative
Can demonstrate a clear understanding of issues in relation to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
Experience in an administrative role
Relevant Childcare Qualification NVQ3 or equivalent
First Aid at Work Certificate or willing to work towards
Level 2 English and Maths Qualification or Equivalent (We will support any individual wanting to undertake these qualifications during their employment).
Understand the need for Nursery and Childcare Policies and Procedures
Have knowledge and understanding of the impact of early years legislation on childcare practice
What the college offers its staff
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of £27,101 per annum (this will be pro-rata'd for hours worked) based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.
Our benefits
- Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with NEST
- Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours)+ 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
- Health and wellbeing, we offer
- Employee assistance programme through Bupa
- Occupational Health through PAM
- Free eye tests for VDU users
- Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
Further information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.
Further information about the job
The Sheffield College is a large, vibrant and diverse further education college and we are proud of how the college contributes to transforming lives through learning by meeting local skills needs.
Working for our subsidiary company, Sparks Managed Services, as a Nursery Practitioner you will provide a nursery facility within The Sheffield College providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the setting. You will be required to work as part of a team to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn. You will contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.
Main Responsibilities:
- To ensure the ethos, implementation and legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage is embed within practice. Working alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled.
- To take an interest in the children and their families, to always treat them as individuals and with respect. Ensuring the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
- To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
- To provide support for any children with special educational needs and liaise with senior members of staff to promote their welfare and development as well as supporting all co-ordinators e.g., Senco and equal opportunities in their duties.
- To always ensure Children and adults safety, adhering to the health and safety policies and procedures. This includes but is not limited to; Risk assessments, supervise the children arriving/leaving the Nursery; and visually checking equipment and resources.
- gain experience of undertaking and maintaining records as required by Ofsted Registration legislations; these include but are not limited to; development records, observations, accident, incident and risk assessment records as appropriate
- undertake a Paediatric First Aid qualification and once qualified undertake duties within the Nursery approved code of practice.
- Ensure that all relevant work activities underpin the College’s commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults; Any concerns about a child/young person are acted on promptly, clearly recorded, referred to the nursery DSL or DSD.
- working with trainees and students on placements in the College Nursery, as appropriate, by assisting, supporting and providing appropriate feedback to the Senior Nursery Worker.
- To record and report incidents in relation to allegations/Whilst blowing on staff members who have breach the Child Protection and safeguarding policies and Legislations.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About The Sheffield College
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- Julie.Hay@sheffcol.ac.uk
The Sheffield College is a further and higher education college that provides academic, vocational and professional qualifications to approximately 13,218 young people and adults a year. Our mission is transforming lives through learning.
The college, which is Ofsted graded ‘good’, provides high quality academic, technical and vocational training to enhance qualifications, skills and employability across the region, and operates from a number of campuses and sites across the city.
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