Early Years Practitioner

TN United Kingdom; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Early Years Practitioner to join their nurturing team in Royal Tunbridge Wells. This role offers the opportunity to inspire and support young children's development in a vibrant nursery environment. With a commitment to excellence and a focus on creating engaging learning experiences, you will play a crucial role in fostering strong relationships with children and their families. Enjoy a supportive workplace that values your contributions, offers professional development opportunities, and provides a range of benefits to enhance your career in early childhood education.

Benefits

Above industry standard salary

50% discounted childcare for first child

Up to 33 days holiday per year

Smart Health access

Financial support for early wage access

Development programme access

Future Leaders programme

Employee Appreciation events

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification is essential.
• Previous experience working with children is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement engaging activities for children's development.
• Promote child welfare, health, and safety.

Skills

Early Years Education

Child Development

Safeguarding Knowledge

Communication Skills

Education

Level 3 Early Years Qualification

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Client:

Bright Horizons

Location:

Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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Job Description:

Nursery: Bright HorizonsSouthborough Springfield RoadDay Nursery and Preschool

We are looking for a full time, qualified Practitioner to join our Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Nursery, situated in Tunbridge Wells. We are close to Tunbridge Wells town centre and have good bus links to and from the nursery .

This nursery offers care for children aged 3 months to 30 months and is a beautiful small 40 place nursery. We have three rooms equipped for each age group and a outside garden where children have the opportunity develop their physical development. The nursery is set over two levels with natural light in each of the rooms.

The team are friendly and have over 100 years combined experience in the early years sector. Having a team that is very knowledgeable, supports anyone wanting to work in a career that is rewarding and where no two days are the same. New staff that join the team are given a buddy to help support them through their induction and probation period.

There is plenty of street parking nearby for our team members who drive to work.

What we can offer you

Our benefits include, but are not limited to;

Above industry standard salary, with annual salary reviews

Discounted childcare of 50% for first child

Up to 33 days holiday per year, with the option to buy additional days

Smart Health access, including 24/7 access to Virtual GP appointments, fitness programmes and mental health support

Financial support through early access to wages, low interest debt consolidation loans and a wide variety of discounts across high street brands, travel, utilities and days out

Development programme access for every stage of your career, tailored to your individual journey, with opportunities across our network of nurseries

Access to our Future Leaders programme, preparing you to step into a Room Leader position

Employee Appreciation throughout the year including our annual Awards of Excellence gala’s

Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Why Bright Horizons?

We are driven by our HEART values (Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork). If your values align, you’d be a great fit to join one of our 300 nurseries across the UK. We’ve also been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006 - as well achieving Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women.

Did you know, Bright Horizons Foundation for Children charity has been established since 2005 supporting the lives of thousands of children and families in crisis, across almost 100 locations? Each Bright Horizons colleague is entitled to a paid volunteer day every year!

What you’ll be doing

Plan, create, implement and reflect on engaging activities, tailored to each of your key children, to encourage their development towards key milestones.

Develop and maintain strong parent/ carer partnerships

Promote and ensure child welfare, protection, health and safety and safeguarding

Work with colleagues to maintain a positive, happy and safe environment

What we’re looking for

Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification (essential)

Previous experience working with children (ideally as a Nursery Nurse, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Educator, or similar)

Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child

Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents

Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults

Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children

We look forward to receiving your application!