Nursery Practitioner 20 Hours

_**Qualified Nursery Practitioner**_

**Location-** East Molesey (10 minutes from Hampton Court station)

**Annual Salary**:

- £23,500-£25,500 (pro-rated)

**Working Pattern**:

- Flexible Monday to Friday. 2, 3, 4 days. Morning and Afternoon shifts are avaible.

**Contract Type**:

- Permanent

**Benefits of being part of the team-**
- Increased holiday entitlement of an additional day each year up to 25 days after 2 years of service.
- Paid well-being day (mental health day) per school year
- Access to the My Staff Shop discounts and benefits platform (once passing probation)
- Training opportunities including funded professional qualifications.
- Monthly team appreciation awards as voted for by the team.
- Paid time dedicated to training, including 5 INSET days.
- Refer a friend bonus of up to £1000 for successful placement of new employees.
- NEST Pension scheme.
- Free lunch for those eating with the children.
- Company events including Christmas party, farm animal visits and sports day.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing face to face support.

**About You**
- A level 3 qualification in Early Years practice (or higher)
- A genuine passion for and enjoyment of working with young children
- A vibrant, fun personality with a flexible and calm approach
- A proactive approach to building strong working relationships with the teams
- Great motivation and a positive attitude throughout each day

**About the Role**

We empower our team to give each child the best start possible to the world of education. They help to build the foundations of knowledge and understanding children need in order to grow and develop throughout their time at school, which is why we call our nursery team 'Educators'. As an Educator, your role incorporates:

- Supporting the room leader in providing rich learning opportunities for all children.
- Working as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can engage, learn and develop.
- Taking responsibility for ‘Key Children’ ensuring their welfare and learning needs are met at all times.
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships and communications with parents to facilitate day-to-day caring needs.
- Taking an active involvement with additional activities such as parent’s evenings, open days, training and team meetings.
- Keeping high quality records of your key children’s learning development through observations to inform future planning.
- Assessing the progress of each key child, monitoring any emerging gaps and implementing effective interventions

**About Us**

SNS is a family owned, cutting edge, Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated nursery school committed to delivering excellence in education, professionalism and care for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Our Christian ethos lies at the very heart of our promise and passion to provide a workplace environment in which we strive to grow and develop every member of our amazing team.

We embrace both Froebelian and ‘Circle of Security’ approaches every day to ensure our precious children thrive within a Safe, Nurturing and Stimulating indoor and outdoor environment. We create special memories throughout the year through community events, supporting children’s charities as well as providing a programme of daily outings, Forest School and nature walks and adventures in the local area.. As an independently owned nursery, we ensure we constantly provide our children with new wonderful natural and open ended resources.

**We offer training and progression for all our team looking to progress and further their current qualifications.**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 20 per week

**Salary**: £23,500.00-£25,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Day shift

School type:

- Day nursery
- Preschool
- Private nursery school

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hampton Court, KT8 0ST: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

- Do you hold L3 qualifications in Early years education?

Work Location: One location