Qualified Nursery Practitioner

Description:

We are currently recruiting for a Part time - Level 3 Nursery Practitioner at our The Victoria House Day Nursery and Pre-school.

Victoria Road, , Marlow, SL7 1DL

15 hours per week / Flexible working

Salary: £13.58 per hour / £10,592.40 per annum

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - 1pm-6pm

£1000 welcome bonus *pro-rata

Victoria House Day Nursery is a beautifully converted British Red Cross Community Hall, ideally located in the heart of Marlow. With easy access from the A404 and just a 5-minute walk from the town centre, the nursery benefits from excellent bus links and convenient onsite parking right outside.

Join Our Passionate Early Years Team - And Get More Than a Job! 

Why Join Us?

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

Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn up-to £750

Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 

Health and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 

Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

Excellent Transport Links and Free Onsite Parking

As a Nursery Practitioner, you will:

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.

As a Nursery Practitioner, you will need:

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

Please note, this is a year-round position, as the nursery operates throughout the year and is not term-time only.

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.

The Victoria House Day Nursery and Preschool 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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