Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Position: Permanent | 30 hours per week | Monday – Friday

Salary: £14.00 per hour

Exciting Opportunity: We’re thrilled to offer a £750 Welcome Bonus to kickstart your career with us!

At Handkerchief Nursery , we pride ourselves on being a vibrant, nature-focused nursery that offers an exciting outdoor forest school experience. Our nursery is home to a variety of animals, and we engage in outdoor activities such as fire-making and nature exploration. We believe in providing stimulating and purposeful learning opportunities for all our children, inviting parents to join in activities and supporting our community. Additionally, all of our children participate in Jo Jingles every week, where they thrive and engage with music in a fun and stimulating way.

We understand that children's earliest years are fundamental in shaping their lifelong outcomes. Therefore, we are committed to fostering nurturing environments with high-quality teams to deliver exceptional care and education for all our teams and their families.

• Provide high-quality care and education to children.
• Engage children in outdoor activities and learning experiences.
• Collaborate with parents and the community to enhance children's learning.
• Participate in weekly music sessions with Jo Jingles.

What do we need from you?

• Passion and commitment to working in childcare.
• Ability to work shifts between 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM, Monday to Friday.
• Commitment to continual development.
• Sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Relevant qualifications: NNEB, BTEC Nat Dip, CACHE Dip in Childcare, NVQ Level 3, or EY Educator.

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, and this post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Handkerchief Nursery is part of the Family First Group, where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs.