Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Family First Nursery Group; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local childcare provider in Tamworth is seeking an enthusiastic Early Years Level 3 Practitioner to join their team. Responsibilities include creating engaging learning experiences, ensuring EYFS standards, and building strong bonds with children and families. Candidates must possess a Level 3 Childcare Qualification and have at least a year of relevant experience. The role offers competitive salary, generous time off, and various perks, fostering a supportive and nurturing environment. Apply now to make a lasting difference!

Benefits

£400 Qualification Bonus

Extra Time Off – 24 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off

75% Childcare Discount

Wellbeing Support

Career Development

Refer a Friend Bonus

Qualifications

• A Level 3 Childcare Qualification is essential.
• 1+ year of Early Years experience is desirable.
• Knowledge of EYFS and safeguarding are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences.
• Ensure EYFS standards are met with care and creativity.
• Promote a clean, safe, and nurturing environment.
• Build strong bonds with children and families through our key person approach.
• Collaborate with your team in regular meetings and ongoing development.

Skills

Fluent in spoken and written English

Experience in Early Years education

Knowledge of EYFS

Knowledge of safeguarding

Education

Level 3 Childcare Qualification

Job description

Join Our Passionate Team at Footsteps Nursery Fazeley– Where Every Day is an Adventure in Learning!

Are you a nurturing and enthusiastic childcare professional ready to make a real difference in little lives? We’re on the lookout for a dedicated Early Years Level 3 Practitioner to become part of our warm and welcoming team at Footsteps Nursery Fazeleyy.

Salary : £27,060.8 per annum ( £13.01 per hour)

Hours : 35 - 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, All year round

This beautiful purpose-built nursery, rated Good by Ofsted (March 2022), is set within a converted barn complex, boasting fully air‑conditioned rooms, an all-weather outdoor play area and onsite forest school facilities, overlooking a picturesque landscape.

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

• £400 Qualification Bonus – for Level 3 Practitioners, paid after just 6 months!
• Extra Time Off – 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!
• Terms apply. Some benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

Your Role as a Nursery Practitioner :

As a valued member of our team, you’ll :

• Create engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences
• Ensure EYFS standards are met with care and creativity
• Promote a clean, safe, and nurturing environment
• Build strong bonds with children and families through our key person approach
• Collaborate with your team in regular meetings and ongoing development

What We’re Looking For :

• A Level 3 Childcare Qualification – essential
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• 1+ year of Early Years experience – desirable
• Knowledge of EYFS and safeguarding – desirable

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re passionate about early years education and want to be part of a team where everyone matters, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply today and start your journey with Footsteps Nursery Fazeley, where every day is a chance to inspire, nurture, and grow.

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.

Footsteps Nursery Fazeley 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