Nursery Practitioner

**Position: Nursery Practitioner**

**Salary: Up to £30,000**

**Location: 1 Mosaic Way, Beckenham, Kent, England, BR3 3SW**

**Hours: 41.25**

**Reports to: Room Leader**

**Working at Fennies is about loving what you do and having the passion to be the best at it**

If you're an inspirational educator with a passion for providing 'the right start for under 5s,' then you belong at Fennies. We've been excelling in early years since 1992, and we're opening new nurseries every year. We don't acquire existing nurseries, so each of our settings is Fennies through and through, from our exceptional culture to our bespoke rooms. From day one, you'll be supported by our tailored induction, and you'll be given every opportunity to grow and develop in your career with guidance from the Fennies Academy.

**Your journey**

As an Early Years Educator (Level 2/3), you'll encourage your key children and build bonds with them and their families every day. You'll assist with the routines in your room, whether that be naptimes, mealtimes or creative activities. You'll create and contribute to the implementation of curriculum-based activities. You'll track and assess the development of your key children whilst ensuring the families stay informed of daily activities. At Fennies, you'll be supported to take the next steps in your journey and become your best self.

**You're the best at **
- Building caring relationships with children, families and your team
- Creating a fun and engaging learning environment by showing initiative and imagination that inspires those around you
- Succeeding as a team and with children and parents by effectively communicating and giving feedback
- Providing a consistent and reliable atmosphere for your key children to aid their development and build trust
- Communicating and giving feedback to parents during handovers and through documented development reports

**What you know**:

- A sound understanding of the patterns of development from birth to 5
- A level 3 qualification in Childcare and good knowledge of the EYFS curriculum
- Have a minimum grade 4 or grade C in Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent)
- The best practice for key person system, safeguarding, health & safety, confidentiality
- How to safely administer First Aid (training provided for free through Fennies)

**We're the best at **
- Onboarding staff correctly in a paid induction to ensure you feel confident and supported from day one of your career at Fennies
- Communicating within our teams in regular meetings to give and receive feedback, mentor and ensure we are succeeding together
- Prioritising your well-being by offering monthly events that help you progress in your life outside of Fennies, learn to mix cocktails, get advice on mortgages or try a meditation class
- Providing new facilities to create an engaging environment for children to learn and for you to inspire young learners
- Offering you encouragement and development to grow in your career with the help of our internal Academy Team. Do you want to become a Room Leader? A Third in Charge? Or a Nursery Manager? We'll help you get there

**We have**:

- Competitive salaries that match or exceed our competitors, pension scheme, staff discount for signing your children up to Fennies
- Internal education experts and specialists to support you in your rooms, and additional partnerships with external experts, such as Professor Sam Wass— from channel4's _Secret Lives of 4 and 5 Years Olds_
- The Fennies Fresh Café provides an option of 3 free lunches served each day in our bespoke staff rooms, where you can relax
- Well-being benefits, such as 33 days of annual leave, cycle to work scheme, team incentives, and events
- Free First Aid training, DBS training and uniform provided free of charge
- Referral bonus of £500 for every friend or family members who want to join the Fennies family
- 'Our new Bupa Employee assistance programme is an incredible benefit for all Fennies employees and eligible members of their household. It has access to immediate mental health and wellbeing support, direct access to speak to nurses and online support and guidance on a number of topics all 24/7. We all need a little extra support from time to time and Bupa Provides just that for all Fennies employees.'

**Love the sound of working with Fennies? Join us today**

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