Early Years Practitioner

1 week ago

London, United Kingdom London Early Years Foundation Full time

Early Years Practitioner Level 3 - Full Time or Part time available- Southwark, SE22 - + amazing benefits

-Part time: 27 hours per week, Monday – Wednesday or Wednesday to Friday, 8-6pm - £13.47 per hour

-Full time: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday - £28,012 per annum


We put people before profit: work for a family of nurseries with heart


Our company

We’re the London Early Years Foundation, a family of 39 nurseries dedicated to giving every child the best start in life through high quality teachers like you.

Our nurseries are child led, community focused and our welcoming teams take care of one another. As a social enterprise, our profits go back into supporting families, so you can make a real difference to children’s lives.


Gumboots is a spacious nursery with a huge garden. The children enjoy a varied and stimulating timetable from cooking with our Chef to Zumba classes and also gardening. They love getting involved in the wider community and taking trips to local shops to develop the children’s learning outside of the nursery. The team at at Gumboots are supportive, quirky, inspiring and nurturing.

The nursery is located just a short walk from fantastic transport hubs and a 10 minute walk from East Dulwich train station and a short walk from the highstreet. There is also free on street parking



What are the benefits?

· Competitive salary

· Flexible working patterns– full-time or part-time (where applicable)

· Award-winning training, fantastic promotion opportunities

· Generous pension at 7% from us (1% from you)

· 70% discount on childcare fees

· Up to 35 days off a year, including 8 bank holidays, 3 days off between Christmas and New Year, and your birthday (pro-rated for part-time hours)

· Sector-leading parental leave

· Many other benefits that take care of you, including wellbeing support, shopping discounts, and team celebrations

· Life insurance



What you need for the job:

· Level 3 or above childcare qualification

· The right to work in the UK

· An ability to safeguard and protect children

· To be positive, adaptable and friendly



London Early Years Foundation, cannot offer this position to candidates who do not hold the Level 3 qualification or above



Apply now

Contact us today to find out more information, our friendly recruiters are waiting to hear from you.

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