Grade 2 Nursery Practitioner - Lime Tree Nursery

As a Trust we truly value the success of every child and we place the sharing of excellent education practice at the core of this value. Professional development, challenge and support are at the heart of ensuring our staff are some of the finest teachers so they can deliver outstanding teaching.

We benefit significantly from the variety of schools within the Trust, enabling staff to benefit greatly from the opportunities we have for collaborative working. In addition, we are able to benefit tremendously from sharing best practice and expertise we have within our organisation. We recognise the importance of teamwork, and this is evident through all aspects of the work we do.

Lime Tree nursery caters for mainstream children from 2 years to 4 years 11 months old and operates from 8:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday.

We are seeking an experienced Nursery Practitioner who has the ability to maintain outstanding practice in an exciting, innovative environment. This is the ideal opportunity for a Nursery Practitioner to develop their career progression and build relationships with staff and parents, whilst delivering excellent care for the children.

Ensuring that you work within the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and the Lime Tree Nursery Safeguarding Policy and guidelines set out by Birmingham Safeguarding Children’s Board.

Ensuring that all children attending the setting receives high quality care, are kept safe and receive rich and stimulating play experiences which meet their individual needs.

If you are an experienced, hardworking and motivated individual, and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.

If you would like an Informal visit to the nursery prior to making a formal application, please email Andrea Nelson, Nursery Manager on a.n

You must:

• Hold a full and relevant childcare qualification
• Experience of working with teams
• Have the ability to motivate and inspire others
• Be passionate about providing the highest quality of childcare possible
• Have the ability to work on own initiative.
• Have in depth knowledge of the EYFS, relevant policies, legislation & safeguarding

We can offer:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture
• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students
• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Employee Assistance Programme via BHSF - free totally confidential support,
• Access to discounts and offers via BHSF
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service.
• Onsite parking at all schools

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

To read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click on the link below:
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This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide:
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