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Willing Care Recruitment Limited; Ealing; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular team events

Long service awards

Life assurance

Ongoing training and professional dev.

Supportive nursery team

EYFS career development

Job summary

Willing Care Recruitment Limited seeks a Level 2 Nursery Practitioner for a Good Ofsted-rated nursery in the area. You will support children’s care, learning and development following the EYFS framework, and participate in play-based activities.

Join a friendly, experienced team with ongoing training, regular events, and long service awards. Salary starts at £28,500 per year for a full-time, permanent position.

Qualifications

• EYFS knowledge and safeguarding principles.
• Previous nursery/early years experience.
• Understanding of EYFS and safeguarding requirements.
• Child-centred approach with play-based learning.
• Ability to build positive relationships with children and families.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Caring, enthusiastic and reliable attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support children’s care, learning and development in line with EYFS.
• Follow children’s interests to plan engaging activities.
• Encourage confidence, independence and curiosity through play.
• Utilise indoor and outdoor spaces for varied learning experiences.
• Support daily routines and individual care needs.
• Observe development and contribute to learning records.
• Build warm relationships with children and families.
• Collaborate with nursery colleagues and wider team.
• Maintain safeguarding, health and safety standards.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Nursery experience

Play-based learning

Relationship building (children &famil

Communication skills

Teamwork

Caring and reliable attitude

Education

Level 2 Nursery Practitioner qualification

Job description

From £28,500 per year | Full Time | Permanent | Good Ofsted

Early years is all about giving children the confidence to try, explore and discover and this nursery has created an environment where they can do exactly that.

This Good Ofsted-rated nursery is a vibrant and welcoming setting with bright, well-resourced rooms specifically designed for each stage of development. Secure outdoor spaces provide even more opportunities for active play, messy discoveries and hands-on learning throughout the day.

The nursery follows a child-led approach, giving practitioners the freedom to build activities around children’s individual interests rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach to learning. You’ll be joining an experienced team that works together to create a safe, nurturing environment where children can develop at their own pace.

This is a great opportunity for a Level 2 Nursery Practitioner looking to build their experience within a supportive setting that offers plenty of opportunities for continued training and development.

What We’re Looking For

• Full and relevant
• Previous experience within a nursery or early years setting.
• Understanding of the EYFS framework and safeguarding requirements.
• A child-centred approach with an interest in play-based learning.
• Confidence building positive relationships with children and families.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• A caring, enthusiastic and reliable approach.

Salary from £28,500 per year

• Regular team events
• Long service awards
• Life assurance
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Supportive and experienced nursery team
• Opportunity to develop your early years career within a Good Ofsted-rated setting

What You’ll Be Doing as a Nursery Practitioner

• Support children’s care, learning and development in line with the EYFS.
• Follow children’s individual interests to create engaging and meaningful activities.
• Encourage confidence, independence and curiosity through play.
• Make use of the nursery’s indoor and outdoor environments to provide varied learning experiences.
• Support children’s daily routines and individual care needs.
• Observe children’s development and contribute to their learning records.
• Build warm and trusting relationships with children and their families.
• Work closely with experienced colleagues and the wider nursery team.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health and safety throughout the setting.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with safeguarding responsibilities