Nursery Practitioner

Asmall Nursery is looking for an outstanding practitioner to join our team. We are an outstanding nursery located in Ormskirk, attached to Asmall Primary School.

We are a term time only setting. Your holidays will fall during the school holidays. Hours are 36.75 hours per week.

Level 2/3 qualification or above is essential in childcare/ early years. We would like applicants to have and demonstrate experience of working with children age 1-4 years.

This position is temporary with the view to extend, however this will be dependent on numbers.

First Aid, Food Hygiene, Safeguarding is desirable but full training will be completed if you are successful. To apply complete the application pack attached and return this to

If you require any further information or would like to come and view the setting then please contact us on or email

Thank you

Job Description: Nursery Practitioner

Job title: Nursery Practitioner

Hours: 36.75 hours per week, term time only

Salary: £12.79 per hour.

Responsible to: Nursery Manager/Room Leader

Purpose of post

• Ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted.
• Provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery.
• Give support to other team members throughout the nursery.
• Work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.

Key areas

• Work with and support children
• Work as part of a team
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with parents.

Duties and responsibilities

• Follow the nursery safeguarding procedures to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
• Operate a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your key group in conjunction with other team members
• Keep records of your key children's development and learning journeys and share these with parents, carers and other key adults in the child's life
• Support all staff and engage in maintaining a good staff team
• Liaise with and support parents and other family members
• Be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, half term staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.
• Be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snacks, meals, cleaning equipment etc.
• Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery's vision is fulfilled
• Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager
• Record accidents. Ensure the Duty Manager has initialled the report before parents receives it
• Look upon the nursery, as a "whole" to consider where your skills can be best utilised. Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children
• Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child
• Respect the confidentiality of all information received.

· To undertake any other appropriate duties as delegated by the Manager and Committee.

Specific childcare tasks

• Prepare and complete activities to suit each individual child's stage of development and interests
• Develop your role within the team especially with regard as a key person/worker
• Ensure that meal times are a time of pleasant social sharing
• Wash and change children as required
• Ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
• Ensure a poorly child is treated appropriately and management is notified immediately
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
• Provide a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history
• Be aware of the community profile of the nursery and uphold its standards at all times, both within work hours and outside.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Permanent

Contract length: 12 months

Pay: From £12.79 per hour

Expected hours: 36.75 per week

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 24/11/2025