The Ark Association Ltd - Rutland

02/03/2026

Come along and join us at our craft and coffee morning at The Ark on princess avenue! All welcome!

02/03/2026

Come and join us at our craft and coffee morning, The Ark at Burley Road! All welcome!

14/11/2025

Craft and coffee mornings at both Burley road ark and Princess avenue ark tomorrow morning, 10-12. All welcome! £2 for children, adults play free! Join us for tea/coffee and a cake sale, crafts for the children and a chance to catch up with staff in a warm relaxed environment.

08/10/2025

Are you a level 3 practitioner looking to join a well established team of professionals? Look no further!

26/06/2025

The Ark Association are looking for someone to help out with our lunchtime cover over the school holidays at our Princess Avenue site. The hours would be 11.30-1.30 and could be from 1 or 2 days per week to 5 days per week.
This could be on an ongoing basis each school holidays or on a casual ad hoc basis. You do not need any qualifications and food hygiene training would be given. The cost of a DBS check would be covered by ourselves and 2 references would also be required.
We would consider students over the age of 16 who are either looking for some summer work or who would like to see if working within a childcare setting is for you.
Duties would include; setting tables for lunchtime, supervising children alongside other staff and clearning up following lunch. Our holiday club lunches are predominantly lunchboxes only.
You must have a friendly nature, have great communication with children and have an awareness of the importance of ensuring children's safety whilst eating.

For more information please email [email protected]

23/06/2025

28/03/2025

We also have a vacancy at our Princess Avenue site for a full time member of staff! Level 3 is preferable however a level 2 qualification may also be considered. Contact us now for more information.

27/03/2025

Lunchtime supervisor job vacancy!

We have a vacancy to fill for the position of lunchtime supervisor at our busy Burley Road site. The position will involve working Monday to Friday 11.15-1.15 (term time or all year round to be discussed) and will involve setting up the room for children to have lunch, collecting and temperature checking food from the school kitchen before dishing up ready for the children to sit down, providing close supervision whilst children eat and clearing up after lunch is over. There may also be scope for additional sessions to be worked to cover staff illness if required.

We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic individual who loves working with children aged between 15 months and 5 years. You must be able to communicate effectively with young children, role model good manners and promote children's independence and conversation during our lunchtime. The successful candidate will need to be able to work effectively on their own and also as part of a team, following policies and procedures closely.

No prior qualifications are necessary as full first aid, health and safety and food hygiene training will be given, however a passion for working with young children is essential! The successful candidate will also be subject to an enhanced DBS check prior to starting with us and 2 references will also be required.

If you or anyone you know are interested please contact me on [email protected] for an application form.

All applications will be considered and shortlisted for interview. Interviews will likely be held w/c 21st April.

18/03/2025

Dear families,

Unfortunately our Burley road craft and coffee morning will no longer be going ahead however our Princess Avenue one will still go ahead as planned. If you would like to support The Ark please head on down there for crafts, cakes and coffee!

27/02/2025

Come along to our craft and coffee morning on Sat 22nd March. All welcome! Bring friends and family along too! This is being held at both Ark sites (Princess Avenue and Burley Road).
All funds raised go straight back in to nursery for new equipment.

20/02/2025

We are still on the look out for someone fantastic to join our committee to take on the role of secretary. This is a voluntary role that is vital to the running of The Ark! This isn't as scary as it sounds! We only meet 3 times a year, usually via teams for around 1.5 hours and our secretary is simply needed to take minutes during the meeting, type them up and send them to the other 5 committee members. It's as simple as that but super important to the running of The Ark. If you are at all interested or would like to chat about the role please email [email protected]