Nursery Officer; Temp

Contract: Temporary (until initially September 2026)

Location: Little Owls Chapeltown

Are you interested in a career in childcare? Little Owls nurseries are currently recruiting for nursery officers.

Little Owls is a great place to progress in your childcare career and many of our officers move on to become managers. We support staff to learn and progress by offering regular training.

As a nursery officer based in one of our Little Owls nurseries you will be part of a great team and will deliver a high standard of care which meets the individual needs of the children. It is rewarding work, as well as energetic and at times challenging.

We are committed to the ambition of Child Friendly Leeds . We want Leeds to be a city where all children are safe, happy and healthy, do well at school, fulfil their potential and grow up to be active citizens with voice and influence.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions .

• provide high quality care and education for all children and support for families
• be responsible for ensuring that the day to day childcare provision in your assigned room is of a high standard
• work with the wider leadership team to ensure a broad and balanced Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum is provided.

We are looking for qualified, enthusiastic, adaptable candidates with personal qualities to care for and develop young children.
You must have:

• ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of people individually, in groups and at all appropriate levels
• ability to safeguard children and support them to develop their resilience
• able to effectively use the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to lead planning and evaluation of activities to aid children’s learning.
• able to write and oversee the production of reports and plans to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing, to the required standard.

• minimum of level 3 qualification in childcare. To check if your qualification is relevant, please go to:
• recent experience of working with young children and families

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

Please complete the online application form.

All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a 6-month probationary period.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s or Adults’ barred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates . Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy .

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other…