Early Years Practitioner

Overview

At the University of St Andrews Nursery, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated and caring team. The University of St Andrews Nursery is seeking to recruit one Qualified Early Years Practitioner (EYP). We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and creative individual who is committed to delivering high-quality early learning and childcare. The successful candidate will contribute to the development and wellbeing of our nursery children by creating a nurturing, stimulating, and inclusive environment.

At the University Nursery we offer our children a wide range of experiences and opportunities that will help them develop and flourish as they learn new skills through the play experience. The role of the EYP and wider Nursery staff will be to ensure a child centred approach in all aspects of the nursery. The EYPs will facilitate such opportunities and experiences which will enable our children to make decisions and solve problems.

• Contribute to the development and wellbeing of nursery children by creating a nurturing, stimulating, and inclusive environment.
• Support a child-centred approach in all aspects of the nursery.
• Facilitate opportunities and experiences that enable children to make decisions and solve problems.

• SSSC Fee Covered
• PVG Update/Join fees covered
• 4 day week (compressed hours)
• Free Gym Membership to Saints Sport
• Staff Uniform
• 10% Discount on Saint Nursery Childcare
• 50% Staff discount on Junior Saints Holiday Camps
• 15% Staff Discount on Weekly Junior Saints Classes
• Sickness Absence Support and occupational sickness pay
• Access to Fife Council Training
• Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the S LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including Linked In Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme

• The appointment will be subject to a Clear PVG Check for working with children, initiated by the University.
• Salary: role paid on the University’s grade 2 salary scale (£25,353 per annum, £13.45 per hour) with a market supplement of 15% bringing pay to £29,156 per annum (£15.46 per hour). The supplement is subject to review with the University’s recognised Trade Unions; if removed or reduced, full consultation will take place before implementation.
• Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Anja Copland, Nursery Manager (email: , Tel: .
• Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the University Strategy. Details available online:
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at  or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hr
• Closing Date: 13 February 2026
• Interview Date: 23 February 2026
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