Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Overview

Rushden Day Nursery is looking for a Level 3 Practitioner to join the team on a permanent basis. In this role you will be joining a team that is committed to providing excellent childcare in a friendly, welcoming and secure surrounding. As a setting we have a nursery catering for children from 0-5 years and an out of school club catering for children up to 12 years old.

This role will either be working within the rooms from 0-3 years or supporting the pre school children and out of school club ranging from 3 - 12 years depending on the best fit for the right candidate.

Our nursery is rated by Ofsted as GOOD and we strive for this high quality every day. Are you ready to join a team of high quality, knowledgeable practitioners to support our families and children?

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.
• On-Site Parking / Free Parking

• 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.

• 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

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.

Rushden 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