Nursery Practitioner

**Nursery Practitioner (Level 3) - up to £25,002 **+ £500 New Starter Bonus*

Are you a passionate and dedicated **Nursery Practitioner? **If so, we would love youto join us and become part of our Hungry Caterpillar Family. Each day you’ll have the opportunity to bring fun, joy, smiles and laughter to the children whilst providing safe, high quality education, care and positive outcomes for each child. At Hungry Caterpillars, we embrace natural learning environments, a forest school approach to the great outdoors and learning through play. Our focus on professional development ensures that, you will be able to grow, flourish and reach your full potential too.

**If this sounds like the perfect place for you, we would love to hear from you.**

The nursery is located at **Twyford Abbey Road, Ealing, NW10 7DN**, within West Twyford Children’s Centre and within the grounds of a West Twyford primary school. Ideally located for commuters with Hanger Lane and Park Royal train station both close by. There is also easy access to the A40 and North Circular. Our wonderful staff team and environment inspired by the ‘Curiosity Approach and the Natural World’ aim to foster a love of the outdoors in our children.

**Why should you join our Award Winning nursery group?**
- Up to **£500 New Starter Bonus** (paid in two instalments)
- **50% off of childcare** fees from day one*
- Bupa **Health Care** package*
- Refer a friend to our team / parent to our nursery **bonuses**:

- ‘The Caterpillar Academy’ - 5 annual fully paid **training days**; Online **training portal**; Full and Relevant Early Years **Qualification **courses; career progression with **internal promotions supported**:

- Annual ‘Superstar **Awards Day**’ to celebrate individual & team achievements
- **28 days annual leave** which includes bank holidays & a whole week break over Christmas plus an extra day for your **birthday off **work, fully paid*

**Experience / Qualifications - What you will bring to the role**:

- Full & Relevant Early Years Level 3 Qualification
- Previous experience of shaping little lives & **positively impacting** families
- **Great communication** skills, including the ability to **understand** babble
- A **sense of humour** which allows you to see the silver lining of every situation and have fun each and every day.
- A team player with the ability to be **flexible** to the needs of the children and the team.
- A passion for a **play based approach** to children’s learning and development
- **Commitment** - even to reach the end of that story that has been interrupted 5 times
- **Patience** & **passion**, enabling you to build effective & lasting **relationships** that will reward you with love, pride & a sense of achievement you won’t find in other roles

**Key Information**:

- Standard working hours are **40 hrs per week over 5 days, **Monday to Friday, around the current shift system.
- **Flexible options include**: 40 hrs per week over 4 days / 45 hrs per week over 5 days.
- (T&C's apply)

**Benefits**
- Up to **£500 New Starter Bonus** (paid in two instalments)
- **50% off of childcare** fees from day one*
- Bupa **Health Care** package*
- Refer a friend to our team / parent to our nursery **bonuses**:

- ‘The Caterpillar Academy’ - 5 annual fully paid **training days**; Online **training portal**; Full and Relevant Early Years **Qualification **courses; career progression with **internal promotions supported**:

- Annual ‘Superstar **Awards Day**’ to celebrate individual & team achievements
- **28 days annual leave** which includes bank holidays & a whole week break over Christmas plus an extra day for your **birthday off **work, fully paid*

**Salary**: £23,920.00-£25,002.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery
- Private nursery school

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Twyford Abbey Road, NW10 7DN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person