Nursery Practitioner

Coton Day Nursery

Level 3 Nursery Practitioner 

Hourly rate: £15.01 per hour

Hours: up to 40 hours per week (Monday- Friday) - 8.00am - 18.00pm 

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

​​​​Main responsibilities include:

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
  
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met
  
• 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
  

Requirements and Skills:

• Full and Relevant Level 3 Childcare Qualification - essential
  
• Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
  
• Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - desirable
  
• Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable
  

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: 

· Annual leave: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday

· Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members

· Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline

· Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth

· Pension: Company pension scheme

· Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts

· Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme

· Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support

· Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme

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 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.