Early Years Practitioner

We have a job opportunity for a qualified part-time Nursery Practitioner for our nursery to start as soon as reasonably possible.

**Hours: 18 hours per week** Monday and Tuesday 8am-6pm all year round

The official qualification needed for this role is a fully relevant Level 3 or above qualification in childcare. You will need to be dynamic, have the ability to work as part of a team, be able to use your initiative and time to manage your day effectively to ensure the smooth running of our nursery. Having worked with children before is essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team and to work closely with the Nursery Manager and management team.

The nursery has an excellent reputation and we want to maintain the excellent standards that the nursery has already been accredited for when we received ‘Good in all areas and one area of outstanding in our last Ofsted inspection. The nursery team is working hard to strive to achieve outstanding for the next inspection.

We would love you to join our team as we embark on accreditation to 'The Curiosity Approach', promoting awe and wonder in early childhood. This is a unique style of learning for children to be engaged in the joy of DOING rather than the end result.

You will be someone who is mature, experienced, and focused on delivering excellent standards of care with a natural ability to work as part of a team and always be willing to go above and beyond.

**Location**:Roundabout Nursery, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk

**Salary**:£12 per hour

**Essential Requirements** (All can be obtained through nursery)

~ DBS certificate/ Clean criminal record
- signed up to the renewal service

~ Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

~ Paediatric First Aid certificate

~ Safeguarding children certificate

~ Full Level 3 or above Childcare qualification
- the applicant must have already achieved their level 3 qualification

**We are also looking for someone who....**
- Has a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special.
- Preferably has a little bit of quirkiness.
- Feels comfortable telling everybody in the same room as them that they are going to the toilet
- Doesn't have to have the ability to be able to sing in tune but must have the confidence to sing out of tune in front of a crowd.
- Must be able to distribute warm hugs, as and when required.
- Must possess the skills required to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving small people. This is of the utmost importance.
- Must be comfortable entering public places on the way home from work, with unknown substances on their clothing.
- Must have a high level of comfort talking about bodily functions.
- Must have the ability to pretend to eat playdough creations realistically. This is an essential requirement along with drinking numerous cups of pretend tea.
- Must have the ability to read a ten-page story, upside down, with at least 4 interruptions per page.
- Must be prepared to have lots of fun in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to engage in for a large part of your working day.
- Loves being outside come rain or shine. At Roundabout Nursery we love the great outdoors.
- Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special, and important to many young children and their families. There is simply no other job quite like it.

If the above sounds like you, and you think you fit the criteria, we would love to hear from you

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 18 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays

School type:

- Day nursery

**Education**:

- A-Level or equivalent (required)

**Experience**:

- Nursery Practitioner: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Safeguarding Certification (preferred)
- Paediatric First Aid Certification (preferred)
- food safety certificate (preferred)

Work Location: In person