Early Years Practitioner - Lunch Cover

MP Training and Recruitment; Essex; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a nurturing and inclusive organization as an Early Years Practitioner, where your passion for early childhood education can make a significant impact. This role involves planning and implementing activities that foster children's development while creating a safe and engaging environment. With a commitment to professional growth and well-being, this forward-thinking company offers a supportive culture grounded in honesty, excellence, and teamwork. If you're looking to contribute to the next generation's learning journey, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

Financial and wellbeing benefits

Professional development programme access

Qualifications

• Passionate about creating fun and inclusive learning environments.
• Strong understanding of child development milestones.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement engaging activities for children.
• Create a safe environment for self-expression and learning.

Skills

Early Years qualification (Level 3 or above)

Understanding of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Safeguarding and child protection knowledge

Ability to build trust with colleagues and parents

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

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Early Years Practitioner - Lunch Cover

Apply remote type Onsite locations Chigwell Essex IG9 6BJ time type Part time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR-121808

Nursery – Chigwell Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – Starting £13.65 per hour (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Chigwell, Essex

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’re looking for a lunch cover Early Years Practitioner to join our Chigwell Day Nursery and Preschool. This position will be Monday to Friday 11am – 3pm.

Our Chigwell setting is located very close to Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell Tube stations, making us a convenient setting for commuting parents. Along with an onsite car park.

Our Benefits

• Starting £13.65 per hour
• 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 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!

We look forward to receiving your application!

If you experience any problems, please [e-mail] 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.

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