Nursery Practitioner

Would you like to work in a nursery where children are cherished, where staff are valued and where you can make a difference every day?

**Job Title**:1st Class Nursery Practitioner

**Salary**:£20,857 - £21,840 /year (based on qualifications) + Benefits (listed below)

**Location**:Upminster, RM14 1SW

**About Us**:
At our company we believe that childhood should be just that
- an exciting adventure, a time for children to discover, explore and investigate the world around them.

**Awards & Achievements 2019 Nursery World Award Winner - Nursery Manager of the Year**
- Health and Wellbeing Award - Top 6 UK Finalist Nursery World Awards 2019
- Healthy Early Years London Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards
- Top 20 Nursery London Award (2018 & 2019)
- Apprentice Employer of the Year Award 2017
- Nursery World - best practice feature 2018 and 2021 (November issue - Supporting Oral Health)
- Early Excellence - film of best practice for early years
- Sing and Sign affiliated nursery - Nationally recognised programme which encourages communication with babies
- Member of the National Day Nurseries Association

**What are we looking for?**
- Professionals who strive for the best outcomes for children
- Sound understanding of the EYFS (qualified to at least Level 2 with experience of working in a nursery environment) and the ability to support learning in a creative and flexible way
- Team players who look to continually develop and learn from one another
- Caring practitioners who understand our ethos of placing children at the centre of everything we do at nursery
- Resourceful and friendly practitioners who are passionate about childcare
- Ambitious Practitioners who want to help us develop our nursery to be outstanding

**Benefits**:
We offer an enhanced range of staff benefits and encourage and support staff with further training and development. We know from what other staff tell us that our nurseries are special So please come and visit us and see for yourself or call for an informalchat.

Our staff benefits include:

- 6-month induction programme
- Pension
- In-house training & access to further training courses
- Continuing Professional Development opportunities
- Excellent career & progression opportunities
- 2 complimentary staff parties a year
- Approachable & open-door policy of management
- Complimentary staff team building events
- Quarterly restaurant vouchers for team members
- Annual Staff Awards Ceremony where efforts are rewarded
- Staff Effort Awards (quarterly)
- Staff Wellbeing Programme (with complimentary online Pilates sessions)
- Staff finders reward new staff members
- Annual staff questionnaires where staff ideas are progressed
- Regular all staff management presentations to engage staff in our development plans
- Weekly complimentary staff fruit bowl

**Next Steps**:
We look forward to hearing from you.