Early Years Practitioner

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Camden Council Full time

Salary: £26,179
Locations: Agar Children's Centre Family Hub Nursery, Wrotham Road, London NW1 9SU & Hampden Nursery, Hampden Children's Centre and Nursery, 80 Polygon Road, London, NW1 1HQ
Hours per week: 36
Contract Type: x 2 Permanent/Full Time – Term Time Only
Closing Date: Monday 24th June 2024 at 23:59
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 8th July 2024

Please note: - 1 post based at Agar Nursery & 1 post based at Hampden Nursery

  • Agar Nursery is a service for children aged 2 to 4 years old.
  • Hampden Nursery is a service for children aged 2 years old and young 3 year olds
  • Applicants to specify which location they are applying for, or either Agar and Hampden
  • As this is a term time only role you will work a 39 week year as opposed to a 52 week year. This means you'll receive time off during the school holidays (October, February, May, half term, Christmas, Easter and 6 weeks in the summer).

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We're home to the most important conversations happening today and we're making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here's where you can help decide a better future for us all. We are looking for innovative childcare professionals to provide high quality integrated day care and early education to children from birth to 5 years. You will be skilled in carrying out observations, assessments, recording children's achievements and maintaining developmental records to a high standard.

What You'll Be Doing / How You'll Be Involved

We have exciting opportunities for Early Years Practitioners to join our well-established teams. The successful candidate will play an active role in the promotion and development of an integrated education and day care service that offers high quality services for children aged 0 to 5 years contributing to the programme of care and education for 0 to 5 year-olds across the centre. One of the main objectives for the post holder is to assist with the planning, implementation and evaluation of a high quality early years curriculum which includes a full commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and inclusion of children with additional needs. This will include daily, weekly and termly planning to meet children's needs and interests.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service

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All About You

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To be considered for this vacancy the successful candidate may be newly qualified in Early Years education and/or childcare or demonstrate a willingness to undertake training to develop in post. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years' experience in a similar post or setting. You will have an interest in the overall development of children aged from birth to 5 years and an awareness of the need to provide a stimulating environment alongside an awareness of child protection systems and recognise the importance of being alert to possible difficulties.

What We Offer

At Camden, you'll receive a host of benefits including:

  • 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Interest free loans
  • Access to our incredible staff networks
  • Career development and training
  • Wellbeing support and activities

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Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on , at or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden's commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

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