Nursery Practitioner

Long-term Teachers; West of England; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Long-term Teachers is assisting a school in the BS34 area by recruiting a Nursery Practitioner to join their team on a full-time basis as soon as possible. The role involves supporting the development and wellbeing of young children, delivering care and learning through play, and ensuring a safe environment.

Opportunities exist to continue into September based on performance and need. The successful candidate will have a patient, empathetic approach, strong communication skills, creativity in

Qualifications

• Patient, empathetic approach to young children and families.
• Excellent communication with children, parents and colleagues.
• Creative planning of age-appropriate activities and play-based learning.
• Strong understanding of child development milestones and progression.
• Commitment to safeguarding and child safety at all times.
• Team player who collaborates to create a positive learning environment.
• Organised and reliable in a busy nursery setting.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing needs and routines.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and well-being of children through play-based learning.
• Provide care and create a safe, nurturing environment for nursery children.
• Collaborate with parents and professionals to support holistic development.
• Assist with daily routines, health and safety, and safeguarding policies.

Skills

Patience & empathy

Communication skills

Creativity

Knowledge of child development

Safeguarding

Team player

Organisation

Adaptability

Job description

• Nursery Practitioner
• Fulll-Time
• ASAP Start

This School in the BS34 area is looking for a Nursery Practitioner to join their team full-team as soon as possible.

The Role

You will be supporting the development and well-being of children. Your responsibilities encompass providing care, fostering learning through play, and ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for young children. EYPs work in various settings like nurseries, pre-schools, and childcare centers, collaborating with parents and other professionals to support children's holistic development.

You will be required to to work on a full time basis until the end of the academic year with the potential to continue in September.

You will be expected to:

• Patient and empathetic, understands and responds sensitively to young children's needs and emotions.
• Good communication skills, interacts effectively with children, parents, and colleagues.
• Creativite, plans engaging and age-appropriate activities that inspire learning.
• Strong knowledge of child development – understands milestones and how to support progression.
• Commitment to safeguarding – prioritizes children’s safety and well-being at all times.
• Team player – works collaboratively with others to create a positive learning environment.
• Organised and reliable – manages time and responsibilities efficiently in a busy setting.
• Adaptable and flexible – handles the unpredictability of working with young children.

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support