Early Years Practitioner Lunch Cover

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Hatching Green; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave

Purchase additional leave

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Bright Horizons Harpenden is recruiting an Early Years Practitioner for the Harpenden Luton Road Day Nursery and Preschool. The role involves planning and delivering engaging activities, ensuring a safe learning environment, and fostering a love of learning in children aged 0-5.

We offer a lunch-cover position with hours 11am-3pm, onsite parking, and a benefits package including childcare discount, enhanced parental leave, 20 days’ leave plus holidays, pension, wellbeing support, and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Plan, create, implement and reflect on engaging activities tailored to each key child to support development
• Create a safe environment that allows children to express themselves and foster a lifelong love of learning
• Support children to reach milestones through play-based learning

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Safeguarding

Partnerships with parents

Inclusive learning

Learning activities planning

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery: Bright Horizons Harpenden Luton Road Day Nursery and Preschool Hourly rate: Starting from £13.50ph (Level 2), £14.04ph (Level 3), dependent on qualification/s and experience Location: Harpenden Hours: 11am-3pm Monday-Friday

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 role to join our Harpenden Luton Road Day Nursery and Preschool, situated in Harpenden, just a short distance from the town centre with onsite parking available. We are Ofsted rated 'Good'. The nursery is set in a beautiful converted Victorian house with seven spacious rooms spread over three floors, including a 'must-see' log cabin nursery room. The nursery also benefits from a large outdoor play area which the children enjoy regularly!

Our Benefits

• 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.

• 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

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.

Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

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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