Childcare Practitioner

4 days ago

Preston, United Kingdom Smart Kids Nursery and Childcare Full time

**Position: Childcare Practitioner**

**Hours of work**:Full-time 40 hours +

**Salary**: Negotiable depending upon experience

**Contract**:Permanent, Full-Time

Due to increasing demand for childcare places, Smart Kids are searching for experienced and passionate practitioners to join our friendly, welcoming team.

**You must have a minimum Level 3 childcare qualification** **and recent working experience in a childcare setting.**

**The main duties are**:

- Practitioners should support the Childcare Practice Manager to provide safe, high quality education and care within a stimulating and inclusive environment in which babies and young children are supported and encouraged to reach their full potential.
- To fulfil legal and statutory requirements.
- To work as a key person as part of the nursery team.
- Attend staff meetings, parents evenings and take part in fundraising, special events, outings and visits, which may be held out of normal contracted hours.
- Encourage parental involvement and to demonstrate daily care and assessment of children to parents.
- To be responsible for planning and implementing a varied programme suitable for the age, stage of development and interest of every child in line with the EYFS. To arrange trips out and invite appropriate visitors.

**You**:
If you love getting messy, and you are calm, caring, kind and have endless patience, then we'd love to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a childcare practitioner to enhance our already Outstanding service. We provide ongoing training, as well as a supportive, fun and friendly environment.

**Benefits**:

- Attractive, higher than average, rates of pay
- Continuous professional development

**Qualifications**

**Essential**
- Relevant Level 3 Childcare Qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C Maths and English
- A satisfactory enhanced DBS check which confirms suitability to work with children.
- Relevant safeguarding and paediatric first aid qualifications
- You must be experienced as a childcare practitioner, with a minimum of 3 years in the profession

**Desirable**
- Relevant food hygiene and health & safety qualifications

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking
- Flexible working hours

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

Pay: £11.44-£12.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Free parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery

Work Location: In person

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