Early Years Practitioner | Lunch Cover

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

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave (plus BH)

Additional leave purchase option

Pension

Wellbeing benefits & 24/7 virtual GP

Career development & coaching

Job summary

Bright Horizons Cambridge Milton Road Day Nursery and Preschool is seeking an Early Years Practitioner to plan, deliver and reflect on engaging activities tailored to each child, supporting development towards key milestones.

You will create a safe, inclusive environment that encourages children to explore, express themselves, and develop a lifelong love of learning. The role is a permanent contract for 20 hours across Monday to Friday, based at Cambridge.

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 2/3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Strong safeguarding and child protection knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Plan, create, implement and reflect on engaging activities for key children to support development toward milestones.
• Create a safe environment that allows children to express themselves and fosters a lifelong love of learning.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Safeguarding & child protection

Communication with parents & peers

Child development planning

Education

Level 2/3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery - Bright Horizons Cambridge Milton Road Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary - Starting from £31,158.40 per annum (FTE)

Contract - Permanent | 20 hrs | Mon - Fri | Location - Cambridge

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
• Shift: 20 hours over 5 days (11-3) *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

Safeguarding and inclusion

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.

Cultural values

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.

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 organization’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!

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.

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