Nursery Practitioner / Nursery Nurse / Early Years educator

Banana Moon Day Nurseries; Billericay; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bupa Employee Assistance

Early Learning and Development program

Less paperwork

Parent App tablets

State of the art technology

DBS check provided

Uniform provided

Promotion opportunities

Great holiday entitlement

Job summary

Banana Moon Billericay is recruiting for a minimum of level 3 qualified and experienced Nursery Practitioners, with opportunities for both full time and part time hours.

As a Nursery Practitioner you will plan curriculum per the Early Years Foundation Stage, work as part of a supportive team, safeguard the children, liaise with parents, and benefit from on‑the‑job training, DBS check provided, uniform, and progression prospects.

Qualifications

• Must have Level 3 Early Years qualification and experience in a nursery setting.
• Confident in planning activities and FSSE-aligned curriculum.
• Excellent team player with strong communication to parents.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard the children and supervise at all times.
• Liaise with parents and provide daily feedback and participate in progress reviews.
• Observe and plan for children's needs with next steps and activities.
• Track children's progress using the Parent App and adhere to nursery policies.

Skills

Curriculum planning

Teamwork

Parent communication

Safeguarding

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Banana Moon Billericayare recruiting for a minimum of level 3 qualified and experienced Full time and Part-time Nursery Practitioners.

There is simply no other job quite like this one. If the below sounds like you, you have a qualification in Early Years and are a passionate Nursery Practitioner we would love to hear from you!

As a Nursery Practitioner, your key day-to-day tasks would include:

• Planning of curriculum with room colleagues as per Early Years Foundation Stage
• Planning of early years foundation stage training
• Ensuring you provide a warm and caring atmosphere for the children
• Working as part of a team with shared responsibilities

Available full time and part time schedules:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Nursery Practitioner responsibilities will include:

• Safeguarding the children, including caring for them and supervising them at all times.
• Liaise with and form strong partnerships with parents, including taking part in development progress review meetings and providing daily feedback to parents and carers.
• Take on key worker responsibilities including observing and planning for children's needs, providing exciting and stimulating activities based on the next steps for children.
• Tracking children's progress with our unique Parent App.
• Adhering to the nursery policies and procedures at all times.

• Bupa Employee Assistance. We all have times in our life when we need a little extra support which is why we’re working with Bupa to bring all of our employees a free, 24-hour confidential helpline service.
• A unique Early Learning and Development program for our children
• Less paperwork is involved, meaning that you can spend more time with the children
• Use of tablets that are linked to our bespoke 'Parent App', giving instant messages to and from parents about their child's day and development
• State of the art technology, including a biometric entry system, an interactive screen for our Pre-School children as well as our Parent App and tablets
• Excellent rates of pay (based on experience and qualification)
• Great holiday entitlement
• Further on the job training
• Great career prospects
• You will be provided with a free DBS check and uniform if offered the job
• If you feel that you are looking for a challenge, or simply want to further your experience with the possibility of promotion and working your way up in a company, this is where you should apply!
• Salary range between £27,000.00 - £29,000.00 per year for a full time position