Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Full time

Job Description

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Salary: £27,352.00 per annum

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (40 hrs) however will consider part time hours

Location: Salisbury Road Burgate, Fordingbridge SP6 1LX

Fordingbridge Day Nursery are seeking a skilled and passionate Level 3 Nursery Practitioner to join their dedicated team.

About us: 

Fordingbridge Day Nursery, part of the Family First Nursery Group offers a happy and emotionally secure environment where children in our care can trust us to meet their emotional and physical needs, where they have the freedom to develop at their own pace, and know they will be valued for who they are.The nursery had 4 children’s rooms designed to suit their developmental needs from the ages of 3months – 5 years. Each of the rooms has direct access to beautiful and large outdoor space to play and explore the natural world.                                                   If you love childcare as much as we do, you’ll fit right in. We know that choosing your next career move is a big step, but fear not, our people are our most important asset, and we make a big deal when it comes to taking care of you!

If you are dedicated to supporting children and their families to thrive, creating exciting and engaging play and learning opportunities and being a part of a supportive team then apply today to come and join us.

Please visit our website for further information https://fordingbridgedaynursery.com

Nursery Reviews:

"Very pleased with staff and overall performance of the nursery.Friendly, helpful, professional".

"Very well-run nursery, always helpful.Staff always smiling and happy to help".

"We love the nursery, the staff are caring and helpful, and always thinking of new ways to help the children learn. The activities are great, the routine is clear, and my little one has come on leaps and bounds since starting here".

Nursery Practitioner main responsibilities include*:

  • Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times
  • Observe, support and extend children’s development, update the EyLog system and children’s learning journals with the highest quality and relevance
  • Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent
  • Report any child safeguarding or protection matters, including allegations and serious accidents/injuries to management
  • Ensure daily that all resources, equipment and environments are safe and suited for children’s age and stage
  • Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
  • Communicate with impartiality and consistency respecting parent/carers’ expectations and seek guidance from management if in doubt
  • Treat all personal and sensitive information relating to staff, children, families, visitors, nursery or the company with utmost integrity and confidentiality

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

Nursery Practitioner requirements and skills:

  • Full and relevant Level 3 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.

Fordingbridge Day Nursery 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.

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Benefits

Family First benefits include annual leave starting at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and bank holidays. On top of this we have discounted nursery fees for all our teams, friends and family, access to a discount/perks platform with exceptional learning & development opportunities tailored to you.

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.

Nursery Name

The Fordingbridge Day Nursery and Pre-School