Nursery Practitioner

Wages from £28000. to £28,500 depending on experience and qualification

Child's Play are looking for a qualified and enthusiastic Early Years Practitioner, holding a full and relevant level 3 qualification or above, to join our friendly staff team on a full time basis. The post would suit both experienced and newly qualified applicants as the team is small and very supportive.

We have a warm, friendly family atmosphere, with strong relationships between the children's home life & nursery at the heart of our provision.

Children’s early experience of living things is important to us. We have two fantastic outdoor play areas that are a high focus in our daily provision and nursery pets.

Our setting was judged as outstanding in our last three Ofsted inspections

**What we can offer you**:

- A friendly and supportive team
- A competitive salary
- 29 days holiday, (including bank holidays and one additional day off for your birthday, or for Christmas shopping per year)
- One week's closure between Christmas and New Year and a further week at the end of August
- Opportunities for professional development, through ongoing training with support from an experienced management team.Free uniform provided
- Workplace pension
- Paid breaks mid-day and early afternoon
- Annual wage review
- Funded DBS check - if not already in place

**Some of your responsibilities will include**:

- Ensuring the children are cared for in a happy, safe and stimulating environment
- Meeting the children’s individual needs through planning, preparing activities, ensuring equality of opportunities and reviewing the curriculum in relation to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) guidance.
- Having key person responsibilities, keeping accurate developmental records and observations
- Working in partnership with the parents/families to share children's milestones and plan for progress.
- Following the policies and procedures set out by the nursery including safeguarding and confidentiality
- Working co-operatively as part of a team
- Attending and contributing to monthly staff meetings
- Taking children to visit the local retirement home

The nursery is committed to the continued professional development of their staff through training opportunities, mentoring and support. It is a very friendly and supportive place to work and provides excellent opportunities for newly qualified staff to build their confidence and skills.

**Essential requirements**:

- A genuine passion to provide high quality childcare, enthusiasm and energy for working with children
- Full and relevant level 3 childcare qualification - or due to qualify.
- A sound understanding of the EYFS and Safeguarding
- Good communication skills, with a high standard of written and spoken English
- Experience of working with the under 5's (experience gained during training is acceptable)
- Right to work in the UK
- No criminal record

Child’s Play Nursery is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

The nursery is walking distance from Surbiton mainline train station and is well served by 71, 465, K1, K4, 671, 281, 406, 418 buses.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information

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

Pay: £28,000.00-£28,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free parking
- Transport links

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Will you be able to reliably commute to Surbiton

**Experience**:

- Childcare: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- full & relevant L3 early years qualification as a minimum (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person