Nursery Practitioner

About The Role

*Please note that this is a temporary position covering 12 month maternity leave starting January 2025* First things first, here’s what you can expect from a career with our amazing nursery at EKC Folkestone College. Sound good? Well, here’s more about the role and our setting. The East Kent Colleges Group is home to three amazing nurseries serving students, staff, and the local community from our Broadstairs, Canterbury, and Folkestone College campuses, and thanks to our popularity, we're looking for a full-time Nursery Practitioner to cover maternity for a period of 12 months within our friendly Folkestone team. Could we be looking for you? You'll have time and support in the form of a hand-over from the individual who's going on their maternity leave, and we're sure to have other opportunities over the next year as the sector continues to grow. A great team spirit; and warm and nurturing surroundings for the children in our care are at the heart of who we are and what we do and thanks to our popularity we’re looking for an experienced Level 3 qualified Nursery Practitioner to support the Nursery Manager and work within our amazing team.
So, if you’re looking for somewhere to share your Early Years Level 3 knowledge and skills and make a difference in children's live… and most of all, you’re committed to safeguarding, then you're looking for us too We are committed to development and we’d support development through to Level 3 for the right candidate.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

Competitive salary and holiday entitlement Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays) Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day

About You

We are looking for hardworking, experienced Level 3 practitioners with the knowledge and skills to deliver high-quality care and education and make a difference in children's lives.

You must have experience with working within a nursery environment and an understanding of the EYFS. The position will be required to take on a key person role in delivering high-quality early years education, working in partnership with parents/carers and implementing welfare requirements to the highest standards.

You will be able to demonstrate their ability to communicate effectively at all levels including professional, practitioner level and to engage with children, parents and families. The candidate will also need to be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of child development and children’s needs and knowledge of relevant health and safety and the proven ability to act upon this to ensure the environment is always safe.

You will understand policies and procedures in relation to equality and inclusive practice and be able to implement this in their work. The candidate will also be comfortable to take on other responsibilities as deemed necessary.

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date. 

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on  jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk

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