Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Nursery Practitioner Level 3 

Full Time 8-6pm

Salary -£29,000

40 hours a week - you choose 4 days 36 hours or the usual 5 days 40 hours (we want to be flexiable and have patterns that works around you) 

Rainbows Nursery are seeking a passionate Nursery Practitioner - Level 3 to join their team.. Our current team of Nursery Practitioners provide experiences that enhance our curriculum and our parents love the truly inspirational quality of the social and physical environment. Come and join us on our exciting journey of transitioning our term time only preschool into a full time nursery.

Rainbow Nursery has an extensive garden that allows the nursery to develop their outdoor ethos, enjoying the seasons and being outside in all weathers. It has a fire pit where the children learn to build fire and cook together outdoors. We encourage age-appropriate risk taking.

Cooking is a big part of the nursery curriculum, allowing the children to develop skills in cooking, tasting food and at times cooking food that we have grown in the garden.

At Family First Nurseries, The Rainbow Day Nursery 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.

main responsibilities include:

• 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

requirements and skills:

• Full and relevant Level 2 childcare qualification - essential
• Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
• Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable

We will be holding interviews on an ongoing basis - early applicants encouraged.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

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 Prevent Duty.

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Benefits include*:

• Annual leave starts at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and public bank holidays
• Annual pay review to ensure competitive salary
• Team fun days and award events to thank and celebrate our wonderful teams
• 50% off nursery fees for our team member’s children and up to 25% for grandchildren/friends/families
• Employee assistance helpline offering confidential counselling and advisory service from qualified and trained experts 24/7, including face to face counselling sessions where needed

*All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.