Nursery Practitioner

**What we’re looking for**:
We’re looking for a Nursery Practitioner part time to join our team at Hassocks, Monday - Friday 12:00 - 17:00hrs.

Kiddie Capers Hassocks is a 32-place setting that provides stimulating and enabling environments for children aged 0-5 years old. We are based in the heart of Hassocks and our outdoor environment is surrounded by beautiful woods.

We opened our doors in March and have already formed strong links to the village and local school. All children participate in outings throughout the week, enjoying trips to the garden centre, allotments, woods, parks and local high street shops.

We have a large outdoor learning environment and dedicated forest school area for the children to access and explore. Our outdoor learning environment has three areas, there are dedicated spaces for bikes, water play, cosy areas, planting and construction. The younger children also have their own separate shaded garden, where they enjoy water play, bubbles and physical activities.

We are based in a large room which is partitioned for two age groups of children, the younger children have a beautiful climbing frame in their area, encouraging physical development, they also have different sensory equipment, puzzles and a cosy area. Our older children are encouraged to free flow from the indoor to the outdoor learning environment, encouraging independence. The older children have a large home corner, cosy reading area and a family tree with all their family photos on, this enables links to children’s family life. Parents are encouraged to share their children’s weekend activities with us, this allows children to share news and have confidence in group activities.

**Key benefits**:

- Attendance bonus paid monthly.
- Amazing discounts across retail, leisure and utilities
- Termly Employee Appreciation Incentives
- Wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme that offers phone, online and face to face support
- Your Birthday off after 1 years’ service
- Increased holiday allowance with length of service
- Discounted childcare across all of our sites and clubs of 50%
- Free parking on site
- Development opportunities in a rapidly growing company
- We will help and fund relevant study and qualifications

**The Company**

Kiddie Capers Childcare are a growing, Mid-Sussex group, with multiple Nurseries & Preschools. We are owned and operated by two local families. At Kiddie Capers we give our children a safe, happy, and creative environment where they are inspired and encouraged to develop new ideas and interests. We value their uniqueness and recognise their individual learning needs, so that they can grow in confidence and independence in preparation not only for school, but for life. Our stimulating learning conditions and challenging curriculum ensures each child achieves their full potential. We create a caring ethos, where we encourage respect for each other and for the environment, whilst adding to the life and well-being of our local community. Our strong partnerships with families and the wider local community, creates an open and welcoming surrounding that promotes equality and values diversity.

At Kiddie Capers we truly believe in living our values every day, our values are,
- Celebrating Diversity
- Respect & Empathy for the Individual
- Quality of Care
- A Passion for Integrity
- Teamwork

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 25 per week

**Salary**: £5.50-£10.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hassocks: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person