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Early Years Practitioner

Job details
Posting date: 13 February 2025
Salary: £24,962 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 15 March 2025
Location: Purley, South East London
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Happy Nurses
Job type: Permanent
Job reference:

Summary

My client (nursery) in Purley is seeking a qualified *Level 2 or 3* or above Nursery Practitioner

Shifts available:

Monday - Friday - 24-40 hours - shift basis - all year round

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Do you want to work for a nursery where you are more than just a ratio? Are you passionate about developing children to provide better outcomes for their future?

Company Benefits

Free DBS
Company Uniform plus Uniform allowance*
1 hour lunch break
Free nursery lunch
Free fruit in staff room
Free tea/ coffee/ cold drinks in staff room
Company pension
Customer service bonus scheme
Staff incentives: spin the wheel (larger gifts - £50 voucher/ day off/ go home early), incentives box (small gifts)
Health & Wellbeing programme; well-being days include well-being goodie bags/ self-help books/ dress down/ fun activities/ Well-being consultations
Online employee rewards programme – points system that is exchanged for online goods/vouchers*
Cycle to work scheme*
Choice of a £20 voucher or a day off for your birthday/ or your child's birthday*
Overtime available
Time back in lieu for events
Room budget of £250 per month for themed resources
Opportunity to lead specialist roles, Forrest school, H&S, Behaviour, SALT, SEN, H&W
Festive celebrations & Awards night
Your voice representative
Training programme offers company paid annual updates for Safeguarding/H&S/First Aid/ Food Hygiene
Social events and team jolly’s
Buy and sell* annual leave
Performance development plan to help establish growth and further training; annual review is BONUS related.
Supportive management and team, regular 1:1 catch ups and full performance review programme
Employee of the month - £20 voucher
25% company discount for employee’s children
15% company discount for friends and family*
Use of the online learning journal system, Blossoms
A housekeeper to support Nursery Practitioners in keeping the nursery clean and healthy.
Flu jab vouchers
5 Year service award
Requirements of Nursery Practitioner role:

· Someone who has the ability to use their Initiative.

· Experience is preferred but not required, newly qualified level 3/2 nursery practitioners welcome.

· Someone who can work within a team and delivery outstanding childcare activities and care.

- Applies Safeguarding policies to their practice

Responsibilities of Nursery Practitioner role:

· Promote positive relationships in the early years setting with parents, children and colleagues.

· Promotion of health, safety and wellbeing of the children within the room.

· Monitor and improve the children’s development, learning and play within the room.

· Be a key person carrying out all related responsibilities in building relationships with a small group of children and their families.

· Create an exciting, fun and stimulating environment for the children to thrive within.

- Follow local & nursery safeguarding policies and practices

Pay: Up to £24,962.00 per year

Expected hours: 24 – 40 per week

Benefits:

Childcare
Company events
Company pension
Discounted or free food
Employee discount
Gym membership
Health & wellbeing programme
Referral programme
Store discount
Schedule:

8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
No weekends
Experience:

Nursery: 2 years (preferred)
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