Early Years Practitioner

If you are offerred an EYP role, you will received a £300 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period. 

We are looking for an inspirational Level 3 qualified practitioner to join our nursery in Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes. Our lovely nursery building, in the heart of the old Shenley Church End village was formerly the primary school, and retains the character of the original Victorian architecture. The rooms have been sympathetically refurbished to provide light and spacious play areas. In this supportive environment, your child will be able to learn and develop through play and creativityOur lovely nursery building, in the heart of the old Shenley Church End village was formerly the primary school, and retains the character of the original Victorian architecture. The rooms have been sympathetically refurbished to provide light and spacious play areas. In this supportive environment, your child will be able to learn and develop through play and creativity

The role is full time, working 40 hours per week (you would be required to do a variety of early and late shifts, early shifts can start as early as 7.15am and the late shift closes at 6.15). 

Acorn has recently been awarded a 'Top 20 Nursery Group 2022' Award by Day Nurseries in recognition of its high customer reviews over the last 12 months. 

We’re proud to be one of the leading childcare providers in Milton Keynes, Northampton and Bedford with over 25 years’ experience who specialise in nature pedagogy and promoting the professional development of our employees.

You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, great training and progression opportunities, enhanced pension contributions, and 65% childcare discount. As a not-for-profit organisation, Acorn always puts the needs of the children first, meaning you will be working for a business that cares about more than just profit. We close our nurseries for four days a year to allow days to train our staff in a variety of subjects. 

We very much welcome candidates that are looking to progress their personal career development.

 Expectations

-          To have a good understanding of Acorn’s core values, ethos and policies and ensure these are reflected in practice

-          A high-quality provision to support children’s learning across the curriculum 

-          To value parents as partners

-          Effective communication with management, staff, children and parents

-          To role model outstanding practice and positive behaviour management

The ideal candidate will be passionate, motivated and enthusiastic about outdoor learning and creative play, as well as a good working knowledge and practice of the EYFS and safeguarding procedures. 

Successful applicants must be able to provide ‘right to work in the UK’ documentation, provide two satisfactory references and undertake an enhanced DBS check prior commencing employment.

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Working at Acorn

As a thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to making Acorn a safe, nurturing and fun place for our children to be, we offer:

• Payscales that are competitive, transparent and reviewed annually
• 65% childcare discount 
• Generous family leave 
• Christmas closure 
• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (and the option to buy more) 
• 4 dedicated training days and individual development plans 
• Enhanced pension scheme 
• Cyclescheme 
• Techscheme 
• Length of Service awards 
• Pay advances 
• Employee assistance wellbeing programme