Early Years Practitioner

Job introduction

We are seeking a passionate and motivated two Early years Practitioners, with a minimum level 2 qualification and experience working in a childcare setting, to join our hard working team.

The Early Years practitioners is 1 x 18.5 hours per week and 1 x 37 hours per week in our Pre-school (3 to 5 years old) room.

We would welcome any candidate to visit our setting to meet our staff team, see our learning spaces and hear about our ethos.

Interview date: TBC

For an informal discussion, please contact Becky Mounter; Nursery Manager, or email -

About the role

orn Nursery is one of Brighton and Hove City Council Children's Centre Nurseries. We operate five nurseries across the City and provide a high quality service for children aged from 3 months to 5 years. We are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.

Acorn Nursery is located in Portslade (Mile Oak) . We have been purpose built to meet the needs of young children and their families. The nursery is an open plan design, it has three playrooms and the children are split into groups supporting their age and developmental stage.

The nursery provides children with lots of space to play and learn, use their imaginations and be creative. We have a large garden space where children can climb a climbing frame, enjoy our new sandpit, plant vegetables, enjoy our mud kitchen, ride bikes and explore nature. We have a play based approach to learning in a fun, happy and calm atmosphere.

We are proud of our staff who are qualified or working towards a qualification, who share our passion for delivering a high standard of care to the children and provide exciting opportunities for the children to grow, learn and develop into confident young people. We have a long standing team of staff who feel passionate about supporting children's appetite to gain new experiences and grow. We have a holistic approach and ensure children's emotional health is paramount.

At Acorn Nursery, as part of Brighton and Hove City Council, we provide a full induction and training programme.

This job is for a Deputy Room leader in our Rainbow room (3-5 year olds).This role will be supporting Room leader to ensure consistent and engaging running of the pre school room.

We have a play-based approach to learning in a fun, happy and calm atmosphere.

We are proud of our staff who are qualified or working towards a qualification, who share our passion for delivering a high standard of care to the children and provide exciting opportunities for the children to grow, learn and develop into confident young people.

Applicants must have:

• a minimum Level 2 qualification in Early years and childcare
• experience of working with young children in an early year's environment
• a fun positive attitude to work
• confident in delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• passion to learn and develop
• experience of meeting the individual needs of young children and their families
• demonstrate a passion and commitment for providing high quality care and learning opportunities
• excellent communication skills.
• keen to support less experienced colleagues practice

The role involves:

• leading the room ensuring all element of the daily room take place, particularly in the absence or Room Leader
• role modelling to colleagues and offering guidance to support their professional development
• being a key person for a group of children
• building relationships
• being an inspiration to the children
• supporting attachment building
• ensuring the children feel safe
• carrying out observations
• assessing children
• supporting growth and development.

We will provide:

• Salary above market average starting at £27,254 for a full-time post of 37 hours a week, equivalent to £13.69 per hour.
• 25 days paid holiday every year plus bank holidays, rising to 28 days holiday after five years service.
• a full induction and training programme
• 3 in house training days per year, plus other opportunities to attend individual training courses.
• Encouragement and support to further your education through continued professional development.
• Generous pension scheme
• Loans available to support with bus travel or buying a bike and deposits on rental properties, these are paid back over the year straight from your salary.
• Staff discount scheme can be used in local shops/cafes and national stores, includes free rides volks rail, discounted cinema tickets, and discounted gift cards.
• ongoing support in the form of regular supervisions and appraisals
• The opportunity to work as part of a dedicated team
• A setting that is child and family centred, not for a profit

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-).

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Salary range

• £27,254 - £27,694 per year

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