Nursery Practitioner - Level 2

Join Our Outstanding Team at Buckden Day Nursery!

Position: Level 2 Practitioner
Salary: £11.44 per hour
Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time (Part-time hours must be full days)

At Buckden Day Nursery, we are proud to be rated Outstanding by Ofsted, who describe our ethos and environment as "inspirational," with children feeling valued, respected, and nurtured by our team of skilled practitioners. We are committed to providing excellent childcare in a friendly, secure, and welcoming environment. As a member of our team, you’ll work alongside highly knowledgeable practitioners to support the development and well-being of the children in our care.

We are looking for a qualified Level 2 Practitioner with a passion for delivering exceptional care and education. Applicants should have a nurturing approach and enjoy working collaboratively with others.

Our nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. We welcome applications from those seeking either full-time or part-time hours, though part-time applicants must be available to work full days.

If you’re ready to bring your passion, expertise, and enthusiasm to our outstanding team, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and take the next step in your childcare career with Buckden Day Nursery.

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 or above 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.

Buckden 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.

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.