Early Years Practitioner

We’re a family by name, and we’re a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.

We are: _**Defined by Family**_

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

**Salary**: from £25,282.40 per annum (Full Time Hours)

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (42.5 hrs) however part time hours will be considered starting from 3 full days a week

Location: Langstone Technology Park Langstone Road, Havant PO9 1SA

**CherryPark Nursery** have the rare opportunity for a passionate and enthusiastic **Level 3 Practitioner** to join their team. The nursery is located on the Langstone Technology Park, caring for children aged six weeks to 5 years. With a longstanding team who are dedicated to delivering high quality care and learning to their children and families we would love to hear from you if you feel you could be a great addition to the team

The nursery has 3 spacious rooms, large gardens which the children can access throughout the day and sensory room. Within the nursery the team really focus on the children’s interests, diversity, wellbeing and next steps to ensure all children and families thrive in their care.

The staff team are very welcoming and as a nursery they pride themselves on building a culture of teamwork, togetherness and support striving for outstanding practice and care the team celebrate employee of the month and stand out room of the month

Within this role of Early Years Practitioner, you will be responsible for providing stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development. You will need to ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent, and visitor at all times and follow risk assessments diligently and report all health and safety matters to management.

You will be required to enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development. You will also need to ensure positive partnerships with parents/carers with thorough handover on daily collection and encourage their involvement in the nursery.

For the role of Early Years Practitioner, we would require you to have a full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification - essential. Have sound knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements and have experience of working within Early Years.

**Benefits include**:

- Excellent career opportunities
- Staff parking
- Staff lunches and drinks
- Air-conditioned building
- Access to extensive online courses for personal development
- Discounted childcare
- Long service benefits after 3 years including: Pension scheme, Increased annual leave
- Birthday day off
- CherryPark is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group._

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

**Salary**: From £25,282.40 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery
- Preschool

**Experience**:

- Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Level 3 Childcare Qualification (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: PO9 1SA