Nursery Officer; Term Time

Nursery Officer (Term Time Only plus 3 weeks)

Location: Walsall, WS2 8ES

Pay: £22,688.95 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: No

Closing Date: 20/03/2026

Walsall College are currently looking to recruit a Nursery Officer to join our recently rated Ofsted Outstanding and NDNA Nursery of the year at Little Professors Nursery located in our Wisemore Campus. You will be expected to take a shared responsibility for the welfare, learning and development of a key group of children within our nursery setting. Being responsible for planning and preparing appropriate experiences for the children, you will be expected to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework.

Ideally having at least 1 year's experience within a childcare setting and familiarity with the EYFS framework, you will be an enthusiastic team member with a warm and positive approach to children, parents and other staff. You must also have a recognised level 3 qualification in Childcare, and First Aid and Food Hygiene Qualifications (or willingness to complete within 3 months).

For full specification requirements please refer to the job description.

• Competitive salaries.
• Enrolment into the West Midlands Pension Fund (LGPS) with generous employer contributions.
• Free on-site car parking.
• Outstanding staff training and team building programme.
• ZEST; the College’s Health & Wellbeing initiative for our staff.
• Staff incentive schemes including Cycle to Work scheme and ‘Best of Walsall’ discounts.
• Simply Health care scheme.
• On site Mental Health First Aiders.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Reward and recognition scheme.
• State of the art campuses with the latest industry facilities, including our Graduate Salon of Hair and Beauty and on site Little Professors’ Nursery.
• Access to ‘The Hub’ offering a Gym, Spa & Sports Clinic and The Littleton Restaurant.

Our environment is diverse in character and student population.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from Black Minority Ethnic origin and those with a disability.

Walsall College is committed to safeguarding our children and young people/vulnerable adults.

We uphold fundamental British Values and expect all our employees to do the same.

The post that you will be applying for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including previous employment checks, online searches and an Enhanced DBS Check.

It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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