Nursery Practitioner

**Join Our Passionate Early Years Team**

Are you dedicated, caring, and excited about shaping the futures of young children? We’re looking for enthusiastic team members who share our passion for providing high-quality care and inspiring learning experiences for every child.

Whether you’re an experienced Nursery Practitioner or someone eager to begin a rewarding career in childcare, we’d love to hear from you

**What We’re Looking For**

We want people who are:

- **Caring and committed** - with a genuine love for helping children grow and thrive.
- **Eager to learn** - open to ongoing training, development, and professional growth.
- **Team players** - who can collaborate, communicate, and support one another.
- **Proactive and organised** - able to use initiative and manage your day effectively to ensure a smooth, happy environment for children and staff alike.
- **Fun**At The Beehive, play _is _learning and you must be able to interact, role-play and be a 'play-person' yourself, in order to meet the needs of every child

You will work closely with the Room Leader and Nursery Management Team to create a warm, stimulating, and nurturing space where every child feels valued.

**Overview of the Role**

As a Nursery Practitioner, you will:

- Create a welcoming, inclusive and caring environment for children and their families.
- Act as Key Person for a group of children.
- Provide high-quality childcare and learning experiences for children under five, planning a wide range of engaging and age-appropriate activities that reflect the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the Characteristics of Effective Learning.
- Support children’s personal care routines, observe and document their learning journeys, and plan next steps for their development.
- Build strong, positive partnerships with parents, keeping them informed of their child’s progress through daily communication, termly updates, and parent meetings.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, including the SENCo and external agencies, to support all children, including those with additional needs.
- Promote an environment that values diversity and inclusion, ensuring every child feels recognised and respected.
- Follow all nursery policies, including those for safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality, and equality of opportunity.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness, safety, and organisation, participating in rota duties and ensuring resources are well cared for.
- Attend team meetings, training sessions, supervisions, and nursery events, contributing ideas and supporting the ongoing development of the setting.
- Ensure mealtimes are happy, social occasions that encourage good manners and conversation.
- Uphold the nursery’s high standards at all times, both within and outside of working hours.

**About You**
- A passion for Early Years and a commitment to delivering exceptional care is essential.
- A love of the great outdoors-we go out in all weathers
- A Level 3 (or working towards) full and relevant childcare qualification is preferred.

**What We Offer**

We believe happy staff make for happy children. That’s why we offer:

- **Discounted childcare** for your little ones
- **Paid breaks**:

- **Healthcare cash-back package**:

- **Regular working pattern** - no weekends
- **Christmas period and Bank Holidays off work**:

- **Generous holiday entitlement**:

- **Free on-site parking**

**Hours**: Up to 42 hours per week between 7.30am-6.15pm.

**Pay**-Dependent upon the level of experience and qualification.

**Full-time staff** can choose to work 4 long days with one regular weekday off

**Essential Requirements (Training Provided if Needed)**
- Enhanced DBS check (clean record required)
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and Allergy Awareness
- Paediatric First Aid Certificate
- Child Protection, Prevent and FGM Training

We offer support to help you achieve all of the above if you do not already hold them.

**Safer Recruitment**

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

Pay: £12.21-£13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 - 42 per week

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking

**Experience**:

- Childcare: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 14/11/2025
Expected start date: 02/01/2026