JOB TITLE: Nursery Practitioner
REPORTING TO: Room Leader
Salary: £12.55 per hour
Hours:
Role 1: Working across all playrooms covering annual leave etc
Hours: 32.5 to 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, all year round
Role 2: Working in our After School Club, with children aged 4-11 years.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 3-6pm, 15 hours a week, term time only or Monday to Friday, 1-6pm, 25 hours per week, term time only
Annual Leave: 28 days per year plus public holidays. Holiday entitlement is calculated pro rata for term time only and part time contracts. For term time only posts, leave must not be taken during term time.
Location: The Vinery Centre, 20 Vinery Terrace, Leeds LS9 9LU.
We are recruiting Level 2 and Level 3 Nursery Practitioners.
Rated as Outstanding by Ofsted. Jimbo’s Community Nursery provides both mainstream and specialist early years education and childcare in East End Park in Leeds. We are the only nursery in the city with a specialist playroom that supports children with additional needs.
We are now recruiting two Nursery Practitioner posts, Role 1 is work across all playrooms, Role 2 will include working with children aged 4-11 in our After School Club.
The nursery is part of local charity, Leeds Mencap, and we’re based in a friendly, modern, purpose-built centre. We have excellent facilities and resources, and the nursery is expertly managed by our highly experienced, skilled and supportive Childcare Manager.
Some of the children we work with require an especially caring and understanding approach or specialist support to help them flourish, and the work is not always easy, but as part of a strong and experienced team you will be well-supported and have access to specialist training that’s relevant to your role.
‘Staff report that the support for their emotional wellbeing as being is very good. Staff who require additional support for their own needs are very well supported by managers.’ OFSTED March 2024
“I was never really interested in working for somewhere that was just a regular day nursery. I came to Jimbo’s because it’s so specialist and feels like it’s part of something more, that supports Learning Disability and local communities, and feels like a family.” Jimbo’s Nursery Practitioner.
Alongside the nursery Leeds Mencap also offers services to children and young people with a learning disability, their families and carers. These services include activities such as youth clubs and holiday playschemes and family support, which includes informal stay and play sessions where parents can meet others in similar situations, and advice on navigating through the often-complex systems to access specialist support in school settings.
The nursery and Family Services often work together to support children and their families, and the support we offer is long-term and meaningful. In fact, some of the children who started out accessing our nursery now attend our youth club for 14–18 year-olds for young people with learning disabilities.
Leeds Mencap is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk of harm. We expect all staff and volunteers to fully share and demonstrate this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We aim for our team to reflect the diversity of people in Leeds and welcome applications from any community. If you share our passion about all children getting the very best start in life, whatever their background and ability, we would love to hear from you.
To apply please download application pack from our website
Please note we do not accept CVs.
We would also ask you to complete our Equality and Diversity monitoring form. This form is for monitoring purposes only and will not be treated as part of your application.
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 31st August 2025
Shortlisting date: Monday 1st September 2025
Interview date: week beginning 8th September 2025
(please note, a mutually agreeable interview date may be arranged prior to this date for the right candidates)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation.