Nursery Practitioner

Grandir UK Limited; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave including bankhol

Flexible working options

£500 refer a friend bonus

Company pension scheme

Statutory Sick Pay from day 1

Life assurance for employees 18-65

Great Place to Work recognition

Job summary

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Wellingborough is seeking a Nursery Practitioner Level 3 to join our team. You will care for and support children, encouraging curiosity and helping them thrive in a strong, child-focused environment.

Join a welcoming, supportive team with excellent benefits and clear opportunities for progression within Grandir UK. This role is on site at our Wellingborough nursery, with competitive hourly pay and regular pay reviews.

Qualifications

• Caring and enthusiastic Nursery Practitioner to join our team.
• You will play a key role in caring for, supporting and inspiring our children.
• Encouraging curiosity and helping them thrive every day.

Responsibilities

• Promote high standards of quality within the nursery
• Support and supervise playroom staff with their day-to-day duties
• Deploy staff appropriately to ensure that the required standards are delivered and maintained within the rooms
• Ensure the effective implementation of the nursery keycarer procedures and allocate children to keycarers appropriately
• Ensure that practiceand provision in the nurserymeets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Provide professional, relevant feedback to parents/carers about their child
• Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers
• Develop open and positive working relationships with staff
• Ensure that all staff develop and maintain friendly, professional relationships with parents and carers

Job description

Nursery Practitioner Level 3

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Wellingborough

Part of Grandir UK

Salary - £12.82 - £13.47 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications with regular pay reviews)

Join a supportive, child focused nursery offering strong benefits, flexible working and genuine career progression.

Our Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Wellingborough is looking for a caring and enthusiastic Nursery Practitioner to join our team. You will play a key role in caring for, supporting and inspiring our children, encouraging curiosity and helping them thrive every day.

Why You’ll Love Working at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery?

At Kiddi Caru Day Nursery, you will be part of a welcoming and supportive team who genuinely care about one another. We create a positive working environment where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to grow.

Core Benefits

• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, with 3 days used during the Christmas shutdown period
• Christmas and New Year shutdown
• Flexible working options available
• £500 refer a friend bonus
• Company pension scheme with employer contributions
• Statutory Sick Pay from day 1
• Life assurance for employees aged 18 to 65
• Certified Great Place to Work, voted for by our current colleagues

About Our Nursery

103 place purpose-built setting. We have a strong focus on awe, wonder, and child-led exploration through loose parts play, natural and authentic resources. Children have fabulous opportunities to grow in confidence and creativity.

Large secure garden with separate baby area, plus an undercover area for children to explore, also have a Yurt and mud kitchen.

Our outdoor Yurt, an excellent space for smaller group times, yoga sessions and music sessions such as mini mites and boogie mites.

Long standing team, excellent parent partnerships

We’re delighted to announce our ‘Good’ Ofsted rating,

Location and Travel

On site parking available. Bus stops nearby, about a 10-minute walk away from the nursery.

Shop and food establishments opposite the nursery, local park around a 15-minute walk from us.

What will you be doing

• Promote high standards of quality within the nursery
• Support and supervise playroom staff with their day-to-day duties
• Deploy staff appropriately to ensure that the required standards are delivered and maintained within the rooms
• Ensure the effective implementation of the nursery keycarer procedures and allocate children to keycarers appropriately
• Ensure that practiceand provision in the nurserymeets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Provide professional, relevant feedback to parents/carers about their child
• Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers
• Develop open and positive working relationships with staff
• Ensure that all staff develop and maintain friendly, professional relationships with parents and carers

Enhanced Family and Wellbeing Benefits

• Maternity and adoption leave paid at 100 percent for the first 12 weeks
• Paternity leave paid at 100 percent for 4 weeks
• Parental bereavement leave up to 4 weeks paid
• Compassionate leave up to 2 weeks paid
• Miscarriage leave up to 2 weeks paid
• Wellbeing Day, an extra day off just for you
• The Grand Event, up to an additional week of annual leave to attend a significant life event after 2 years’ service

Even More Benefits

• Employee benefits portal with hundreds of retail discounts including ASOS, gym memberships, cinema, M and S and major supermarkets
• 24 hour remote GP appointments
• Medical cashback for dental treatment, physiotherapy and alternative therapies
• Recognition, rewards and team celebrations throughout the year, with May dedicated to celebrating our teams
• Tailored in house training and genuine progression opportunities
• Sustainability focus with Carbon Literacy trained teams and Eco Schools accreditation

Grandir UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit based on merit.To support our recruitment process, we may use AI-assisted tools for tasks such as application screening and reference checks. These tools help us manage applications efficiently, and all hiring decisions are made by our team.