Nursery Assistants

Forest School Nursery Practitioner

Fairlands, Church Road, Shedfield, Hants – Full Time

Join the Barnkids team and receive the reward and recognition you deserve for doing the most important job in the world.

Forest School at Fairlands was established in 2020 – the pre-school children visit a dedicated Forest School area for extended periods during their time at nursery. Forest School is hugely popular with the children and following it’s success the Forest School is being expanded with the creation of an outdoor classroom, their own dedicated space away from but, still linked to pre-school.

This specific role is to work with the existing enthusiastic Forest School team to move into their new space, to adjust and amend routines and transitions for their children and expand access to Forest School. Once established the Forest School Practitioner will work within the team supporting and motivating children in their learning and enjoyment of the Forest School space.

Barnkids Nurseries are a small group of family run nurseries that believe in everyone. We have one of the leading Salary and Benefits packages for our team and we want to nurture kindness and respect and achieve great things together. We are set in beautiful buildings, in beautiful locations and a huge part of this journey is focused on the great outdoors, where there is so much opportunity to create awe and wonder. We appreciate our team and everything they do for us and we look after them like part of the family.

Forest School Nursery Practitioner – Day to day you will:

• Be out in the Forest creating child centred learning experiences, encouraging the children to explore and learn from it. For example, Den Building, Fire Lighting and Tree Climbing.
• Supporting and working with the team and children to move into their new outdoor classroom, adjusting and amending routines and transitions.
• Be encouraged to have fun with the children, helping them learn through play.
• Be responsible for the delivery of outstanding care routines for your children, for example; welcoming children into the setting, mealtimes and basic care
• Enjoy undertaking learning opportunities through internal and external training courses
• Build on your knowledge of child development by planning activities to challenge and stimulate children of different age groups
• Promote child welfare and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed
• Develop strong relationships with parents and strong bonds with your children

Forest School Nursery Practitioner – You should join us if:

• You have experience as an Early Years Practitioner and hold a relevant Early Years Qualification (Level 2 or above)
• Forest School Qualification would be ideal, but Outdoor Learning experience and a willingness to complete Forest School training would be considered.
• Passionate and Positive
• Caring and supportive
• A ‘can do’ attitude, willing to give things a try
• Reliable and hard working

Forest School Nursery Practitioner – What we can offer you:

• We pride ourselves on paying above industry standard for salaries, holidays and bonuses. We also pay for overtime and training and even give you your birthday off.
• £19,094 – £22,951 (36h week), £22,880 – £26,960 (40h week)
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Up to 33 days holiday a year to start, increasing by a further 5 days through length of service
• Personal development fund of £100 per year
• Refer a friend bonus of £500
• Childcare discount of 45%
• Enhanced Maternity Benefits after two years of continuous service
• Money off vouchers – £100 Christmas Shopping Voucher, Cinema Tickets, Dinning Out Vouchers and more
• Brilliant team culture, parties and celebrations
• Techscheme to help fund purchases from PCWorld and Currys
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Length of service rewards at 5 and 10 years