Childcare Practitioner

Cambridgeshire County Council; Wisbech; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Wisbech is seeking a dedicated individual to join their team at Oasis Nursery. This fixed-term position involves working 35 hours per week until March 2026, focusing on the well-being and development of children. The ideal candidate will have enthusiasm for working with children, a flexible approach, and be willing to complete necessary training. Compensation is £12.65 per hour, with various employee benefits offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellbeing package

Buy additional annual leave through salary sacrifice

Flexible bank holiday options

Access to development opportunities

Paid volunteering hours

Employee Recognition Awards

Discounts through rewards account

Qualifications

• Fun and enthusiastic individual committed to working with children.
• Willingness to undertake necessary training.
• Ability to adapt to the dynamic needs of the nursery.

Responsibilities

• Help children achieve their full potential.
• Deliver engaging and purposeful curriculum experiences.
• Ensure children's well-being and safety is prioritized.

Skills

Child Protection training

Paediatric First Aid

Flexibility

Enthusiasm

Teamwork

Job description

We are looking for the right person to join our dedicated team of childcare professionals at the Oasis Nursery, Oasis Community Centre, Wisbech.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Laura Hunt on [e-mail] or Lucy Frain on [e-mail]

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

What will you be doing?

You’ll play a key role in working as part of our nursery team. You will be helping all the children who attend our nursery to achieve their full potential. You will be delivering our curriculum and offer engaging and purposeful experiences that are appropriate to the children’s age and stage of development. You will support children to undertake everyday tasks, such as snack time.

You will ensure that children’s well‑being and safety is always at the forefront. You will be an important member of the team, ensuring that the nursery is compliant with the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Requirements and Cambridgeshire County Council policies and procedures.

About you

We are seeking a fun, enthusiastic and committed individual who will work closely with the rest of the team and give children the best experiences while they are in the nursery. You will have a flexible approach to adapt to the dynamic needs of the nursery. You will be willing to undertake necessary training, including Child Protection and Paediatric First Aid.

This post is for 35 hours per week. This contract is fixed term until 31st March 2026, with the potential to extend.

Scale 1; £12.65 per/hr

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self‑organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers