Lunchtime Assistant - Loughborough

Job Title: Lunchtime AssistantJob Reference: REQ Date Posted: Thu, 9 Apr :00:00 GMTApplication Closing Date: Fri, 1 May :00:00 GMTLocation: LoughboroughPackage: £13.45 per hour

Part time position working 12.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 11.30am – 2.00pm)

Rate of Pay:   £13.45 per hour

Benefits :

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Paid leave day for your birthday
• Discounted nursery fees
• Free access to our on-campus gym and pool facilities at Burleigh Court Hotel
• Free car parking
• Free meal
• Enrolment into company pension  scheme

We are currently looking for a Lunchtime Assistant to join our friendly team at Loughborough University Nursery.

The main responsibilities of this role will be to prepare the Nursery rooms and serve meals to the children always ensuring high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene are met, clear and clean the rooms after lunch, and provide care and supervision to the children during mealtimes.

The ideal person must love working with children, be able to work as part of a team, have strong communication skills with a friendly personality.

Previous experience of working in a childcare or educational setting is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.

Successful appointment is subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.

About Us

Recently rated outstanding by OFSTED in all aspects, our vision is simple…to build a world class nursery that consistently delivers fabulous learning, play and fun. We bring families and children together – to create a place where children love to be. 

Our 100-place nursery is found in the heart of campus providing education and care to the children of university employees, students, and the local community. We are a diverse and vibrant community recognised for our excellence in inclusion, teaching, and learning.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expect our employees to share this commitment.

We are part of the Imago Venues family, and we contribute to making Imago Venues a fabulous place to work. We care about our people and we’re kind to each other. We’re ambitious, ethical, sustainable and, most importantly, we’re accountable.

We take workplace engagement seriously and are proud to have been awarded the Best Companies accreditation as very good to work for 2025.

Come join our fantastic team! To apply online please log onto the Imago Venues  website

To find out more about the role click  here

Closing date:  1^st   May 2026

Loughborough University Nursery is an equal opportunities employer