Qualified Early Years Practitioner

We are looking for someone amazing to join our work family in a Bank Staff position.

Bank Staff are required to cover absences of our permanent staff members due to holidays, appointments, sickness and periods of temporary fluctuation in child numbers.

Role: Qualified Early Years Practitioner - Bank Staff

Age Range: 0-5

Starting Salary to be discussed with you as part of our interview process.

Start date: ASAP

Minimum entry requirement: Level 2/3 Childcare

Our opening hours are 7.30am-6pm 51 weeks a year.

Why work with us?

Free onsite parking
Company Pension Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme (telephone Counselling)
28 days holiday (which include bank holidays and Christmas break)
Extra holiday benefits
Uniform provided
Meals and healthy snacks available
Company Christmas Party
Employee of the Month with bonus scheme
Lots of opportunities for staff to undertake CPD
Staff Treats
Team Bonding Days

Your Responsibilities and Duties will include:

- To provide nurturing and loving care for all children within the setting
- To provide the correct mix of adult-led and uninterrupted child-led play to ensure the best outcomes for all our children
- To provide a stimulating home from home feel environment that provides exciting opportunities, promotes challenge, exploration adventure and a real love of learning
- To ensure our family ethos of providing a home from home feel, the warm and positive relationships between staff and children, consistent routines and strong relationships with parents are of key focus.
- Build and maintain effective and meaningful parent partnerships
- Be able to promote positive behaviour and act as a role model
- To ensure that records are kept up to date and maintained appropriately
- To understand and work with all nursery policies
- To be a team player within our work family
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the nursery ethos, vision and values.

Safeguarding:

- All staff have a duty to safeguard children. You should be alert to any issues or concern with regards to the welfare of a child.
- To report any concerns to the designated Safeguarding lead for the Nursery immediately.
- To attend safeguarding training and keep yourself up to date with changes to Nursery Policy.
- To fully understand the whistleblowing policy and report any concerns about staff immediately to the designated safeguarding lead.

Where it all began:
We first established Mucky Munchkins Childcare Ltd in 2014 when we became childminders. We co-worked as childminders from Jennifer’s home in Daisy Hill.

Prior to becoming childminders, we both worked together for over 12 years in the legal profession. We decided during our second pregnancies it was time for a change in career.

During 2013, whilst working full time, heavily pregnant and looking after our first born children, we decided to train as childminders.

We officially became childminders in December 2013. We didn’t start working as childminders straight away as we had just had our second babies. We therefore opened the doors in April 2014 after a very short maternity leave.

We had our first OFSTED grading after 8 weeks of opening as childminders when we were awarded with a GOOD in all areas.

The OFSTED Inspector was very impressed with what we had achieved in the short space we had been open and could see a bright future for Mucky Munchkins Childcare.

It has always been our vision to expand and open our very own nursery. As we have children ourselves, we were aware of what we wanted and didn’t want for a childcare service. We therefore wished, and still do, to put our own experiences into practice and provide parents with good quality childcare.

After 6 months of becoming childminders, as we had received such a high demand for our services in the area, we decided the time was right to start the search for premises. For just short of 2 years we had been endlessly searching for the right premises to expand our childcare business.

At the beginning of 2016, after exhausting all avenues to find the right place in the local area, we were approached with the perfect premises. These premises were not even on the market. It was definitely meant to be. The premises were The Old Scout Hut.

We went to see the premises and although it needed extensive renovations and a lot of hard work, we felt it was perfect for us

We currently offer care for 41 children a day.

We have 3 rooms:
Rainbows - 3-5 years
Little Stars - 2-3 years
Tiny Stars - 0-2 years

We will also be offering Forest School Sessions in the very near future. Jen and Clare are currently completing their Level 3 Qualification and are in the process of pilot sessions with Rainbows children.

Check us out on our social media platforms:
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We are an equal opportunities employer.

**Job Type**: Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £7.49-£10.42 per hour

**Experience**:

- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: EY