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Early Years Practitioner

MP Training and Recruitment

East Horsley

On-site

GBP 26,000 - 33,000

Full time

29 days ago

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Job summary

A leading organization in early childhood education, Bright Horizons, seeks a qualified Early Years Practitioner for their Guildford Day Nursery and Preschool. The role involves planning engaging activities that promote children's development, ensuring a safe environment, and fostering strong relationships with parents and colleagues. The position offers competitive salary levels and a supportive culture built on HEART principles.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for first child
Enhanced parental leave
20 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension
Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments
Professional development programme access

Qualifications

  • Must hold a Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
  • Understanding of safeguarding and child protection is crucial.
  • Ability to support children's development towards key milestones.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, create, implement engaging activities tailored to children's development.
  • Create a safe environment allowing children to express themselves and learn.
  • Develop trust and partnerships with colleagues and parents.

Skills

Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments
Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
Strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery: Bright Horizons Guildford Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary Level 2 – £ 26,936 - £27,788 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Salary Level 3 – £27,996 - £32,988 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Location: Guildford, Surrey

Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.”

We are looking for a full time, qualified Early Years Practitioner to join our Bright Horizons Guildford Day Nursery and Preschool, situated 10 minutes from major bus and train routes to Woking, London, Porstmouth, Gatwick, Reading and Redhill. This nursery is located next to Surrey Sports Park for a lunchtime swim or coffee in the café.

  • Childcare discount of 50% for first child*
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure. Ability to also purchase additional leave*
  • Pension
  • Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more
  • Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach
  • Shift options: 40 hours over 4 or 5 days, 24 hours over 3 days, or 16 hours over 2 days

*Subject to T&Cs

The Role

As an Early Years Practitioner, you will plan, create, implement and reflect on engaging activities, tailored to each of your key children, to encourage their development towards key milestones. You will create a safe environment that allows children the freedom to express themselves, engage their minds, and help to foster a lifelong love of learning.

What we’re looking for

  • Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
  • Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments
  • Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection
  • Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents/ carers

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

If you want to make a difference, with a company who has been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006, apply today!

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We look forward to receiving your application!

If you experience any problems, please emaileurope.recruitment@brighthorizons.comand we will be happy to help.

About Us

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce.We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible.


Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day.These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity.
We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development.Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our 'World-Class Welcome' induction or our extensive ongoing training programme.Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in!


Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular “employee appreciation month”.This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company.Whether it is a “thank you” placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do. Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

By creating this account you acknowledge that Bright Horizons will collect, store and process any of your personal data provided in respect of your application and employment in accordance with our Employee Privacy Notice.

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