Nursery Practitioner (Bank Staff)

YMCA North Tyneside; North Shields; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local community organization in North Shields is seeking a Nursery Practitioner (Bank Staff) to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a relevant childcare qualification and a passion for ensuring children have a strong start in life. This role is about providing a safe and stimulating environment, delivering a play-based curriculum, and meeting Ofsted requirements. Excellent benefits and training opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

24/7 GP Helpline

Discount at Café and Nursery

Free YMCA gym membership

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Passion for ensuring children have the best start in life.
• Experience in an early years setting is a strong foundation.
• Commitment to high-quality education.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and stimulating environment for children.
• Deliver a play-based Early Years curriculum.
• Help meet Ofsted requirements at all times.

Skills

Childcare qualification

High-quality care

Early years education

Education

Relevant Childcare qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Nursery Practitioner (Bank) to join our Bank Staff Team at YMCA Day Nursery!

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner – Bank Staff

Location: YMCA North Tyneside, Church Way, North Shields, NE29 0AB

Contract Type: Bank Staff, Zero-Hours Contract

Hourly Rate: £11.50 per hour

About YMCA North Tyneside

YMCA North Tyneside is a Voluntary Sector Organisation undertaking youth and community programme work in areas of North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and Teesdale. We are part of the worldwide YMCA movement, established in 1844, and now operating in 119 countries with 64 million people reached annually. Guided by our Christian values, we believe everyone has potential, and we serve our communities so that all can hope, belong, contribute and thrive.

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursery Practitioner to join us on a bank‑hours basis within our Nursery team. We are looking for someone with a passion to ensure children have the best start in life—something the team at YMCA Day Nursery believes should be the case for every child placed in their care.

Ideally you will have an existing Childcare qualification, but relevant experience and a commitment to providing high‑quality care and education in an early years setting is also a strong foundation for this role.

Benefits

In addition to joining a great team, our colleagues also benefit from: access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 GP Helpline, discount at our Café and Nursery, a free YMCA gym membership for you and a loved one, and training opportunities on various topics such as Safeguarding, Mental Health and Health and Safety, and more.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, caring, welcoming, purposeful, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times
• Deliver an appropriate play‑based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress
• Help ensure the Nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times
• Understand and work to all Nursery and Company policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues/safeguarding issues appropriately, and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
• Plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes
• Ensure records are properly maintained e.g. attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessment
• Liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchange information about children’s progress and encourage parent involvement
• Help colleagues to organise the environment inside and outside to ensure that resources and equipment are available and appropriate, meeting the needs of the individual children in the group
• Monitor and evaluate the children’s learning through a range of assessments and monitoring strategies
• Promote positive behaviour, self‑control and independence through implementing our behaviour policy
• Promote and advocate children’s rights, equality, inclusion and anti‑discriminatory practice at all times
• Embrace, understand and implement the mission of the Nursery

Note that this is not an extensive list of duties.

Interview Process

One‑stage interview. Proposed start date: ASAP.

To Apply

Please apply by providing a cover letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for the position and an up‑to‑date CV. Please follow the link below to our online application form which will also ask for a CV to be uploaded.

Online Application Form: https://form.jotformeu.com/ymcanorthtyneside/ymca-online-application-for-e

Please contact Ian Pearson, Nursery Manager, or HR at 0191 257 5434 for an informal chat. We will be interviewing as we go. Closing date: Please apply ASAP without delay.

Equal Opportunities

YMCA North Tyneside is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst the workforce. We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and value inclusion and diversity, which we demonstrate through our activities, policies and working practices.

Health and Safety

The health, wellbeing and safety of our colleagues is of paramount importance, with this in mind, we have refreshed our approach to recruitment.