Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Chestnut House Kindergarten 

Level 3 Practitioner - Part Time -  24 hours (3 Days) per week

Salary: £14,926.08 per annum 

Level 3 Childcare Qualification - Essential

The opportunity to come and join the well established team at Chestnut House Kindergarten on a part time basis. In this role, you will work 24 hours a week across three days. As a Level 3 Practitioner you will be responsible for implementing daily activities and planning based on the children’s interests and developmental milestones. Each day offers new and exciting opportunities, as you’ll be fostering awe and wonder in the children’s lives while building strong relationships with both the children and their families.

About Chestnut House Kindergarten

Chestnut House are a 65 place setting made up of 8 cosy welcoming rooms across the 0-5 year old age grooup. Our staff pride themselves on parent partnerships and working togther with children and families to create exciting ativities and opportunities. At the nursery we have a pet tortoise who joined us last year and is a firm favourite with the children, parents and staff! 

Why our staff love working with us:

"Chestnut House brings a family feel to the nursery sector! Our team aim to create a home-from-home environment and i feel this has contributed strongly to my relationships with not only the children and families but my colleagues too. The team never fail to make me feel welcomed and supported throughout my jourey here and I couldn't thank them enough for that." 

What Ofsted Say:

"Children are happy and feel safe in this welcoming, homely setting. Staff provide a nurturing environment which values the uniqueness of each child. Parents praise the 'friendly, professional' staff and how well they know their children."

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.
• Children's emotional well-being is given unquestionable priority.

*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 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

Why Join Us?

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

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

* 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

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.

Chestnut House Kindergarten 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.