Level 3 Nursery Practitioner

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Level 3 Early Years Practitioner to join their vibrant nursery in North East Bristol. This role involves nurturing babies from six months old and creating a stimulating learning environment through play-based activities. The ideal candidate will be energetic, creative, and committed to fostering a caring ethos with both children and parents. This temporary position offers the potential for permanence, allowing you to make a significant impact on children's early education and development while working within a supportive team dedicated to the welfare of children.

Benefits

Free online safeguarding training

Holiday pay included

Potential for permanent position

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications in early years are essential for this role.
• Experience in monitoring and caring for babies from six months old.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver activities to aid early development.
• Act as a key worker to a small group of children.
• Provide hygiene and self-care support to children.

Skills

Early Years Education

Child Development

Creative Play Ideas

Nutrition Knowledge

Communication Skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Childcare & Education

BTEC in Childcare

QTS or Foundation Degree

Job description

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Protocol Education are looking for an Level 3 Early Years Practitioner to work in a vibrant nursery in North East Bristol, in BS5. The nursery are committed to providing a nurturing environment through play-based learning. Their aim is to provide each child with a hand to hold as they take their first steps in their education journey, and providing them with the skills to achieve everything they want.

About the Role

The Level 3 practitioner role will be working part-time in the baby room setting. The relevant qualifications in early years – NNEB, NVQ Level 3+ (Childcare & Education), BTEC (Childcare) or equivalent, or higher qualification such as QTS, Foundation Degree or BA Hons in early years education or child development is essential for this role

The role includes:

• Looking after and monitoring babies from six months old
• Help plan, organise and deliver activities to individuals or small groups of children to aid early development
• Knowledge of birth-to-five matters pathway
• Undertake shared responsibility with all staff for the care and maintenance of equipment and resources.
• Feedback information of children’s progress in and outside of the classroom to other practitioners and parents
• Knowledge of key nutrition requirements for young babies, including baby-led weaning
• Act as a key worker to a small group of children
• Collect video and photo observations, and write learning journeys
• Provide hygiene and self-care support to the children
• Carry out classroom organisational duties such as tidying up, mounting and removing classroom displays, serving snacks etc.

About the nursery

This is a diverse and vibrant, not-for-profit nursery setting in North Bristol. All staff are committed to providing a nurturing environment so that each child has the best start to their learning journey, with a clear focus on nature and nutrition.

The ideal Candidate would be:

• Passionate about working with babies from 6 months
• Able to adapt to a dynamic learning environment
• Energetic and creative
• Able to come up with creative play ideas, using resources in a variety of ways
• Knowledge of loose parts play
• Love for singing
• Able to foster and develop a caring ethos with both children and parents
• Committed to working as part of a close team

Pay rate is dependent on experience & qualifications.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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