Nursery Practitioner - Level 2

Nursery Practitioner - Level 2

Permanent | 40 hours per week | Monday – Friday - £13.61 per hour / £27,206 per annum

We are looking for a Nursery Practitioner - Level 3 to join our growing team and provide the highest standard of compliance, care and education for children and effectively manage daily operations of the nursery, including positive partnerships with management, colleagues and parents.

Zipadee Day Nursery has expansive outdoor gardens designed for adventure, including a giant sandpit, mud kitchen, climbing areas, outdoor mark-making stations, and cosy story hideaways. It really embraces outdoor learning and encourages children to explore, get messy, and develop their independence through play.

Benefit

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Annual leave: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday

Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members

Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline

Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth

Pension: Company pension scheme

Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts

Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme

Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support

Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme

Nursery Practitioner main duties and responsibilities*:

Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.

Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met.

Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and promote these daily in every routine.

Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families.

Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures.

Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent.

Attend regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities, changes, developments and regularly review company policies and procedures.

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

Requirements and skills:

Full and relevant Level 2 childcare qualification – essential

Fluent in written and spoken English - essential

Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - desirable

Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Zipadee is part of the Family First Group. Where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group