Early Years Worker

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Aylesbury

05/12/2025

Early Years Worker (Maternity Cover 32h)

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary

L2- £25,793.00 per annum
L3 -£26,208.00 per annum

Contractual hours

32

Basis

Term Time only

Region

South

Package

LGPS Pension Scheme, Free Parking, Discounted Childcare in the Aylesbury Day Nursery, Discounted treatments in the Aylesbury Salon Intuition, Cycle to Work Scheme, Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Job category/type

Non Academic / Support

Date posted

07/11/2025

Job reference

REQ1993

Attachments

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JD - Early Years Worker - Oct

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T&C - Early Years Worker - October

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Buckinghamshire College Group Recruitment

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you hold a qualification in Childcare and are looking to start or build upon your career in childcare. We are looking for a Term Time only 32 hours a week - Early Years Worker (Maternity cover) to join our busy and successful Aylesbury College Day Nursery, based on site at our Aylesbury Campus.

The overall requirement of the Early Years Worker is to promote and educate the children following the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework. You will work under the direction of The Head of Early Years Nursery/Pre-school to create and maintain a learning environment that reflects the Nursery's diverse community.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Hold a diploma in Childcare and Education, NVQ Early Years Care and Education (Level 3) or equivalent.
• Ability to provide a stimulating environment for children 0-8 years
• Work in partnership with parents/carers to ensure the continuity of the child's welfare, learning and creates opportunities to discuss the child's development needs.

If you're ready to take on this challenging yet rewarding role, apply now and join us in our mission to empower every student to reach their full potential

We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.

While working at Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:

• Pension scheme - LGPS (21% employer contribution)
• 30 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays & Additional annual leave purchase scheme
• A wide range of learning - access to free training & continuous professional development
• A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
• Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
• Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon
• 24hrs/7days a week access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible – we call this the Bucks College Factor

If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you'd like to be part of, then we'd love to hear from you.

Commitment to Safeguarding

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Terms and Conditions located in the job details above.

Only completed applications will be considered for this role.

For more information on the role please contact HR directly.

The closing date for applications is 05/12/2025. Interviews are scheduled to take place on 07/01/2026; however, please note that these dates may be subject to change.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Early Years Worker (Maternity Cover 32h)