Nursery Practitioner Level 3-4

Little Hands Daycare Group

Stourbridge

On-site

GBP 18,000 - 24,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Pension scheme

Health & wellbeing programme

Free parking

Employee discount

Job summary

Little Hands Daycare in Stourbridge is seeking a passionate Early Years Educator to join our Outstanding group. You will deliver high-quality care and education for young children within the nursery environment, working as part of a supportive team.

We offer competitive salaries, ongoing training, and opportunities to develop your practice. DBS check is required; you'll contribute to safeguarding and building strong partnerships with families to support children's learning and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

Deliver a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children within the nursery environment
Support staff within the setting and work as part of a team to provide an enabling learning environment
Build and maintain strong partnerships with parents to meet children's needs
Safeguard children by reporting concerns and following procedures

Job description

Job Description

Are you a talented Early Years Educator looking to make your next career move to an 'Outstanding' nursery group? At Little Hands Daycare, we have a range of different employment opportunities to give the perfect home-life balance, and scope to enhance your knowledge and skills even further as an early years professional.

Join our well-established team of early years professionals who have a wealth of experience to share. Our aim as an ambitious Company is to continually recruit early years professionals who are passionate about providing children with the very best early years experiences. Ultimately, we are looking for early years professionals who want to make a positive impact on children's learning and development, to enable all children to reach their full potential.

Our nurseries have a real family-feel, and we aspire for our entire team to feel part of the Little Hands 'family'. If you feel you are a like-minded individual who could truly benefit our teams, we would love to hear from you.

Why work for Little Hands Daycare?

'Since working for Little Hands Daycare I have had so many opportunities to develop my professional practice. Just like the children, I feel I am treated as an individual, which helps me to access the training and support that is right for me.' -Staff testimonial (2022)

We have several employee benefits, which include:

Competitive salaries
Incentive and bonus schemes
Performance-based pay
Additional annual leave for service
Annual pay-reviews
An enhanced in-house training programme
Strong, existing, links with external agencies
An exceptional reputation in the local community
An experienced and supportive management team
Pension scheme
Free uniform
'Professional partner' induction scheme
Regular opportunities to network with other outstanding-rated nurseries

Purpose of the role:

To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children within the nursery environment
To give support to staff members within the setting
To work as part of a team to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn
To build and maintain strong partnerships working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met

Main duties:

To effectively deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage, in conjunction with other team members, ensuring that the individual needs and interests of children in the setting are met
To keep records of key children’s development and learning journeys; share celebratory milestones with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life to support extended learning at home
Support all staff closely and engage in a strong staff team that values teamwork and learning from one another
To effectively safeguard children, report any concerns and monitor any potential risks by using early intervention methods
To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents to facilitate day-to-day caring and developmental needs
To ensure the environment of the high-quality provision meets the needs of all individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, cultural differences and medical histories
To advise the setting’s management team of any concerns (e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment) maintaining confidentiality as necessary and making ongoing accurate records
To be involved in out of working hours’ activities, e.g. staff training, meetings, events and other CPD opportunities
To be flexible within working practices of the setting and undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks and the preparation of children’s snacks
Little Hands Day Care aims to provide a safe and secure environment in which all children can thrive and develop and where all aspects of their welfare will be safeguarded. The Company will take every step to minimise the situations in which abuse of children might occur.

Safeguarding commitment

Little Hands Daycare has a commitment of safeguarding all children, staff and families. All successful candidates will undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to commencing employment with the Company.

Benefits

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