Nursery Practitioner - Level 2

Family First Nursery Group; Hardwick; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider is seeking a Level 2 Practitioner to join their team at Coton Day Nursery, located in Hardwick, UK. The successful candidate will provide enriching experiences for children while ensuring hygiene and safety standards are met. Essential qualifications include a Level 2 qualification in childcare and fluency in English. The role offers a competitive hourly wage, career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment focused on both staff and children's well-being.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

75% Childcare Discount

Wellbeing Support

Career Development opportunities

Refer a Friend Bonus

Qualifications

• Fluent in written and spoken English is essential.
• Full and relevant Level 2 qualification is essential.
• Over 1 year's experience in an early years or school setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences for children.
• Ensure high levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery.
• Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable secure attachments.

Skills

Fluent in written and spoken English

Experience in early years or school setting

Education

Level 2 qualification in childcare

Job description

Join Our Passionate Team at Coton Day Nursery - Where Every Day is an Adventure in Learning!

Role: Level 2 Practitioner

Salary: £12.65 per hour

Hours: 40 hours per week

Coton Day Nursery is a small and homely setting in the beautiful village of Coton in Cambridgeshire. We are located on Whitwell Way within the grounds of Coton CoE Primary School.

At Family First, we believe happy teams create happy children. That's why we offer:

• 24 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off - all paid!
• 75% Childcare Discount - because we care for your little ones too
• Wellbeing Support - confidential helpline for life's ups and downs
• Career Development - personalised training and growth opportunities
• Refer a Friend Bonus - earn up to £750!

Your Role:

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
• Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and promote these daily in every routine.
• Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families.
• Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures.
• Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent.
• Attend regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities, changes, developments and regularly review company policies and procedures.

What We're Looking For:

• Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
• Full and relevant Level 2 qualification - essential
• Over 1 years' experience of working in an early years or school setting - desirable

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Coton Day Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.