Nursery Practitioner

**Our Kiddi Caru nursery in Rushden is looking to appoint a Level 3 Qualified Nursery Practitioner.**

**Grandir UK, the home of Kiddi Caru and Dicky Birds Day Nurseries and Preschools was founded in 1998, the company now operates 52 nurseries in the UK providing outstanding childcare solutions to families with babies, toddlers and preschool children. Our mission is to inspire children to grow happy, smart and healthy and thrive as individuals.** **Good quality childcare and education is evident when the children and family are truly placed at the centre of all we do and as a well-known and sought-after employer within the childcare sector we recognise it is our people that provide exceptional education and care with every child and family at the centre of all they do.**

**As an employee of Grandir UK, you can enjoy the following benefits**:

- **Employee benefits portal, including discounts at 100s online high street stores**:

- **Healthcare cash back plan claim cash back on medical procedures such as dental care and physiotherapy**:

- **Reward and recognition points turn your points into cash through the benefits portal**:

- **May I Say Thank You A whole month dedicated to recognising employees hard work & dedication, including an all-expenses paid awards ceremony**:

- **Staff referral scheme recommend your friends and family to work for us and be rewarded with a cash bonus**:

- **Additional paid holiday for Christmas closure**:

- **Wellbeing Day an extra day off just for you which sits outside of your holiday entitlement**:

- **24/7 remote GP appointments with prescriptions delivered to your home**:

- **Heavily discounted childcare at our nurseries**

To be considered for this role, you should ideally have knowledge of the EYFS framework, as well as a good grasp of OFSTED standards. You should be a team player, with a positive can-do attitude and excellent communication and time management skills.

**Main duties and responsibilities include**:

- Act as a role model to children, colleagues, and parents, displaying our CHILD values Care, Helpful, Inspiring, Leaders and Dynamic in your daily activities
- Be a designated key worker for an allocated number of children, observing, planning and assessing their development by using the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework
- Respect and promote inclusivity by using a wide range of equipment and resources to meet the educational needs of the children
- Assist with meeting the personal and emotional needs of children in your care, such as toileting and establishing a relationship with your designated children
- Build effective and positive relationships with parents, family members, carers and visitors, provide information and updates on their childrens development and daily activities, encouraging their involvement
- Contribute to maintaining an attractive, welcoming and stimulating environment for the children
- Ensure all procedures, policies and operational practices are upheld to ensure a safe and secure environment for all
- Take a shared responsibility for the safeguarding of children, promoting welfare and raising any safeguarding concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead, always maintain confidentiality
- Assist with the domestic management of the nursery, ensuring a clean, hygienic and safe environment is maintained
- When required, support with the preparation of meals and snacks and cleaning of equipment
- Attend staff meetings and parents evenings

(* Terms and Conditions apply)

(** applicable upon passing probation)

The Kiddi Caru Nurseries Group Company is committed to **safeguarding** and **promoting the welfare** of children and young people and an **enhanced DBS check** will be required for this role.

We are an equal opportunity employer and select staff on merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief and maternity/paternity status.

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