Nursery Nurse (Early Years Practitioner Level 3)

Nuffield Health; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity is looking for a Nursery Nurse to provide quality care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years. You will support health and wellbeing in a nursery environment following the Early Years Foundation Stage. The ideal candidate holds a Level 3 qualification in childcare and has nursery experience. Join us in Gloucester and enjoy a competitive salary and wellness-focused benefits.

Benefits

Free Gym membership

Discount off Nuffy Bear Day Nurseries

Company Pension Scheme

Free Car Park

Refer a friend bonus of £500

Qualifications

• Qualified to at least level 3 in childcare studies.
• Experience in a nursery setting.
• Preferred paediatric first aid qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care and education.
• Help children achieve the best possible start in life.
• Plan for age appropriate activities.

Skills

Childcare experience

Communication with parents

Health and wellbeing promotion

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Childcare

Tools

DBS Check

Job description

Nursery Nurse (Early Years Practitioner Level 3)

Nuffield Health Gloucester FWC | Childcare | Permanent | Full Time

Salary up to £26,630.32 per annum

40 hours per week

As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we're taking care of the nation. And it starts young. We're Ofsted accredited and follow the Early Years Foundation Stage. But what makes working here really unique is our range of excellent wellbeing initiatives for children, including swimming and baby massage.

Our Nuffy Bear Day Nursery is seeking a Nursery Nurse/Early Years Nursery Practitioner to be based at in our Nuffield Health gym at Gloucester.

As an Early Years Practitioner, you will be part of a team who offer full day care, sessional care plus a Pre-School for children aged from 3 months to 5 years.

Joining the team as an Early Years Practitioner, you'll provide care and education while promoting health, and helping children achieve the best possible start in life. We are Ofsted registered and follow the Early Years Foundation Stage. We offer a unique rage of wellbeing focused care for children including swimming lessons for our over 3's, making this a truly unique opportunity.

If the smile of a job well done is important to you, joining us as an Early Years Practitioner will give you the chance to learn by working with some of the best. You are to be qualified to at least level 3 in childcare studies and have experience to NVQ Level 3 or NNEB. It's your passion for nursery nursing that really sets you apart and means you'll fit right in with us.

Responsibilities of an Early Years Practitioner Level 3:

• Provide high quality care and education while promoting health and wellbeing.

• Help children achieve the best possible start in life.

• Ensure learning is linked to the child's development.

• Plan for age appropriate activities.

• Communicate with Parents/Carers and other external professionals.

Our Ideal Early Years Practitioner:

• Will be qualified to a NVQ Level 3 in childcare studies or equivalent.

• Have experience in a Nursery setting.

• Preferred paediatric first aid qualifications.

• All candidates will require an enhanced DBS.

Helping you feel good.

We promise that we will support you with training opportunities, career development options and our unique health & wellbeing focused benefits package.

This includes:

• Free Gym membership across all our Fitness & Wellbeing clubs,

• Discount off Nuffy Bear Day Nurseries.

• Company Pension Scheme

• Free Car Park

• Refer a friend bonus of £500.00

We will also offer a range of lifestyle and financial wellbeing benefits. We want to help you live well and get the balance right in life, so we will give you 25 days holiday, and this will increase as you build your career with us, plus much more.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.