Nursery Practitioner

Salary: £26,000 per year

Seeking experienced Nursery Practitioners for our clients fabulous nursery in Daventry

Our client operates a well-established private single setting nursery and out of school provision from a setting in Daventry. With a continued demand for places built from its strong reputation and outstanding ofsted rating, our client seeks to fill two vacancies to enable it to provide further child places to meet demand.

Our client’s nursery aims to create a home-from-home setting where children are provided with the first-class care and learning you would expect. With a strong desire to recruit capable and committed practitioners with a passion for childcare our client is committed to provide you with further training and other development opportunities to help you with your career pathway.

Nursery Practitioner Level 2 / 3

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week

Pay: £26,000 per year dependent on previous experience and qualifications

The successful candidate will:

• Have a minimum NVQ Level 2 Childcare qualification, preferably a Level 3. Qualification must be industry recognised for Early Years Childcare;
• Previous experience of preferably two years or more of working within a nursery setting;
• Knowledge of the new EYFS and how to implement in practice;
• Good record keeping, including making observations through electronic systems and able to prepare written child developmental reports;
• Have a passion for working with children
• Provide a nurturing and enabling environment, following the individual child’s needs and interests to best meet their social and developmental aims;
• Be able to plan and implement activities and learning experiences for the children in your care with minimum supervision;
• Have excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Be able to work well in a team
• Be reliable, committed, and enthusiastic to the role
• Be driven to further your career in childcare through a planned programme of in-house training provided by the client
• Preferably already hold certification in paediatric first aid, and food hygiene.

Room Leader Level 3

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 40hours per week

Pay: £26,000 per year (dependant on qualifications and experience)

In addition to the above requirements, for this position the successful applicant will:

• Have a minimum NVQ Level 3 Childcare qualification;
• Have at least two years’ experience of a similar role acting as Room Leader;
• Have a good understanding of the new EYFS and how best to implement this through your teaching and care of the children;
• Be able to undertake planning of activities for the children and ensuring that this is delivered;
• Be able to support the work of the Special Educational Needs Coordinator in the planning and implementation of programmes to best support these children in your room;
• To be able to mentor and provide support to a small number of peers working closely with you;
• To supervise the preparation and delivery of children’s developmental reports and liaison with parents;
• To work with the Nursery Manager and Deputy in progressing the general aims of the nursery setting

Benefits:

• A dynamic setting where your enthusiasm and ideas are rewarded enabling you to make a real difference to children’s learning;
• Excellent working conditions
• Ongoing training
• Pension Scheme
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free onsite parking
• Free uniform
• Manager of the month and termly award.

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