Nursery Practitioner

**Why Puddle Jumpers?**

Our BRAND NEW Nursery in trendy Wapping (E1W) is now open. Puddle Jumeprs is a growing small group of nurseries in the heart of East London, we are passionate about early education, we are bold, we are creative and we are kind.

Puddle Jumpers Nursery - Wapping is based in a unique and stunning three storey Victorian building. Beautifully refurbished our modern environment allow for small groups in bright sunny rooms. We are fortunate to have a Children's Kitchen & Life Sciences Room for creative cooking and botany activities, an Art Atelier for children to delve into their creative side, a large design led garden and a London themed lending library.

Our blended approach to learning supports children to be confident, independent free thinkers, the next generation of glory makers. We have built our own curriculum embracing the work of Emmi Pikler, Jerome Bruner, Rudolf Steiner, Loris Magaluzzi and Maria Montessori. Don’t over think it, Don’t worry about the science our approach is simple. Help children to move, Help children to think, Help children to finish what they start, Help children to remember, Help children to understand life, Help children to know who they are. That’s the Puddle Jumpers Way, that’s our science.

Puddle Jumpers is our name as we believe in the outdoors, the natural world as a habitat and we nurture the environment which we live. We learn with natural materials and open-ended resources both inside and outdoors. Our team provide a plethora of activities daily to evoke curiosity.

**All about you**

You health, wellbeing and personal goals are important to us. We value you as a professional educator but we see you as an individual person so we are consistently evaluating how we can support you.

We can currently offer you.
- Competitive salary scales for all positions
- Competitive annual leave including Christmas closure
- 2 Inset Days a year
- Paid overtime
- Free daily lunch freshly cooked by our on-site chef
- Employee Assistance Program supporting access to 24 hour support
- Staff room providing nurturing comforts and mindful activities

Our opening hours are 7.30am - 6.30am our team will work 40 hours across a 4 days of the week.

How we recognise you.

We believe in recognition and rewards throughout the year, from celebrating festivals, events, special days to recognising those that have achieved in our nurseries.

Be a Winner with us.

**Training and Development**

The foundation of who we are is to recognise you are important too. We want to validate your professionalism, support your future goals amidst enabling you with the skills to support the next generations.

Personal Noodle Now training Account with a wide host of short courses and trainings, we work closely with NDNA and the Borough of Tower Hamlets to support you to access a host of training sessions.

We provide support and mentorship to obtain the following qualifications.

NVQ II and III in Childcare and Education

NVQ IV in Montessori or Steiner Education

NVQ V Advanced Practitioner

EYITT Training for Level VI practitioners

We provide four tailored inset sessions per year with key focus on Our Curriculum, Inclusion, Safeguarding and Child Development.

Through our person-centred approach to supervisions and appraisals, we provide opportunities for further training opportunities.

**What is your Play Type? Be an Early Years Professional, Bring back the Awe and Wonder.**

(We review benefits and salaries annually, and are committed to improving them as we grow)

Successful applicants will need to provide ‘right to work in the UK’ documentation, undertake an enhanced DBS check and provide satisfactory references, prior to commencing employment with us.

**Salary**: Up to £27,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount

School type:

- Day nursery

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person