Early Years Practitioner P/T Specialist

3 weeks ago


Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Bright Horizons Full time

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner P/T Specialist

Nursery: Bright Horizons Wavendon Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary: Starting from £24,270.90 - £25,200 per annum (Full-time equivalent - Pro-rata) (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Location: Milton Keynes, MK17

We are seeking a part-time, Level 2/3 qualified practitioner to join our Bright Horizons Wavendon nursery, conveniently located close to Woburn Sands train station, situated near Wavendon Primary, Swallowfields, and Brooklands schools.

Our Nursery: Our 65 place setting is Ofsted rated 'Good' and offers a large garden, which gives access to hours of fun with a climbing frame, sandpit and bike track

Nursery Hours: The nursery opening hours are 7:30am-6:00pm, Monday to Friday. We are flexible to offer either three or four days per week a typical shift pattern would be Monday to Wednesday or Wednesday to Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, 9:00am-5:30pm, 9:30am-6:00pm or similar.

Benefits:

  • Above industry standard salary, with annual salary reviews
  • Discounted childcare of 50% for first child (T&C Apply)
  • Up to 33 days holiday per year, with the option to buy additional days
  • Smart Health access, including 24/7 access to Virtual GP appointments, fitness programmes and mental health support
  • Financial support through early access to wages, low interest debt consolidation loans and a wide variety of discounts across high street brands, travel, utilities and days out
  • Development programme access for every stage of your career, tailored to your individual journey, with opportunities across our network of nurseries
  • Access to our Future Leaders programme, preparing you to step into a Room Leader position
  • Employee Appreciation throughout the year including our annual Awards of Excellence gala's
  • Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Our Values: We are driven by our HEART values (Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork). If your values align, you'd be a great fit to join one of our 300 nurseries across the UK. We've also been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006 - as well achieving Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women.

What We Offer:

  • Plan, create, implement and reflect on engaging activities, tailored to each of your key children, to encourage their development towards key milestones.
  • Develop and maintain strong parent/ carer partnerships
  • Promote and ensure child welfare, protection, health and safety and safeguarding
  • Work with colleagues to maintain a positive, happy and safe environment

Requirements:

  • Full and Relevant Level 2/3 or above Early Years qualification (essential)
  • Previous experience working with children (ideally as a Nursery Nurse, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Educator, or similar)
  • Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child
  • Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
  • Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children


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