Early Years Practitioner - £2000 Welcome Bonus

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus

Childcare discount

Pension and benefits

Job summary

Bright Horizons Eddington Nursery is seeking an Early Years Practitioner to join our Cambridge team. You will plan, create, and reflect on engaging activities tailored to each child, fostering development and a lifelong love of learning.

The role requires a full Level 2/3 Early Years qualification; you will work in a supportive environment with excellent staff facilities and benefits, plus a £2,000 welcome bonus after three months.

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 2/3 Early Years qualification.
• Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments.
• Strong understanding of the EYFS and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Plan, create, implement and reflect on engaging activities tailored to each child to support development.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Safeguarding knowledge

Parental partnerships

Team collaboration

Education

Level 2/3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Eddington Day Nursery and Preschool Salary – Starting from £31,158.40 per annum Location – Cambridge *Welcome bonus of £2,000 - full payment made at 3 months service* T&C's apply.

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." Bright Horizons Eddington Nursery are looking for an Early Years Practitioner to join their team.

The nursery is located in an award-winning, sustainable housing estate with excellent links to Cambridge town centre by bus, car, and bike.

The nursery offers a fantastic opportunity to join a professionally strong and culturally diverse team with a great passion for Early Years and Education.

We provide a staff room with kitchen facilities for relaxation, as well as a separate lounge for enjoying lunch and socializing. Toiletries and treats are also stocked for our staff. Additionally, free parking is available.

• 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 *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 2/3 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

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years.

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 to 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.

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