Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Just Imagine Day Nursery – Colchester

Nursery Practitioner – Level 3 (Baby Room)

Full Time 40 hours per week

Salary: £27,060.80 per annum + Qualification Bonus: We value the dedication and expertise of our Level 3 Practitioners. To show our appreciation for their (and hopefully your) hard work and commitment, we’re excited to offer a £400 Qualification Recognition bonus to all our Level 3 Practitioners across all our Nurseries.

This bonus will be paid after just 6 months of service, making it the perfect time to join our team and be recognized for your qualifications and contributions. (based on a 40hr working week, bonus will be pro-rota for part time staff)

About the Role:
We are seeking a passionate and qualified Level 3 Nursery Practitioner to join our dedicated team in the Baby Room working with up to 8 children per day, our nursery is situated in a beautifully converted house, and provides a homely and welcoming setting with the capacity for 37 children across three rooms. Our team is committed to prioritizing children’s emotional well-being and delivering the highest standard of care and education. With our intimate rooms and numbers you really will be joining a close knit team who values and supports every individual to achieve their goals.

Just Imagine Day Nursery in Colchester is proud to hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating and has received the NMT Community Nursery of the Year Award.

Key Features of Our Nursery:

• Open 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
• Home-from-home environment with a strong community focus
• Ofsted commended our unwavering commitment to children's emotional well-being

If you are an enthusiastic and nurturing childcare professional ready to contribute to our award-winning team, we would love to hear from you!

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 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 
• Employee discount / Childcare: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Health & wellbeing programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available and mental health first aid trained staff.  
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Company Pension Scheme
• Referral Programme: Recommend a friend for a role and if they are successful receive a cash bonus.

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.

Just Imagine Day Nursery Colchester 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.