Qualified Nursery Practitioner

Cherrylands Nursery - Sopwith Drive, Weybridge, KT13 0GP

Nursery Practitioner Level 3 - 42.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, All year round -

Salary - £30,387.50 per annum

We are currently seeking a Nursery Practitoner Level 3 to join our expanding team at our CherryLands Day Nursery. The Nursery is in the picturesque grounds of Weybridge, just near Brooklands Business Park. With excellent public transport links and a spacious car park, our nursery offers a convenient and accessible location for commuters.

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• £1000 Welcome Bonus: A warm start to your journey with us
• £400 Qualification Bonus: For all Level 3 Practitioners, paid after just 6 months!
• Generous Annual Leave: 20 days to start, plus bank holidays and your birthday off - paid!
• Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees for your little ones
• Health & Wellbeing Support: Confidential employee assistance helpline
• Career Growth: Personalised learning and development opportunities
• Refer a Friend: Earn up to £750 with our referral scheme

Terms and conditions apply. Some benefits are discretionary and may be subject to change.

As Nursery Practitioner, you will:

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met.
• Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and promote these daily in every routine.
• Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families.
• Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures.
• Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent.
• Attend regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities, changes, developments and regularly review company policies and procedures.

Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As Nursery Practitioner, you will need:

• Full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification - essential
• Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
• Over 1 years' experience working in Early Years - desirable
• Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable
• Right to work in the UK-Valid Passport or Settled or Pre-Settled under the EU settlement Scheme.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Cherrylands Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group