Nursery Practitioner Level 3
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,000.0 to £27,500.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2025 |
| Location: | Uckfield, East Sussex, tn2 9bt |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4619218_1757933548 |
Summary
Job title - Nursery Practitioner
Job Type - Permanent, Full Time
Qualifications - Level 3 in Early Years
Location - Uckfield
Start Date - ASAP
Your new company
The nursery is a medium-sized setting operating within the hours of 8am until 6pm. There is space within the nursery for an outdoor classroom, playground, green spaces and a forest school opposite. The nursery has on-site parking and is closely served by local bus routes. The nursery is looking for a confident and friendly individual to engage children and oversee the development of your key children. Our nursery has an incredibly supportive and educational approach, passionate about developing its staff and actively promoting career development from within the nursery.
Your new role
In your role, you will be a Nursery Practitioner within one of the rooms in the nursery, having the responsibility of building a relationship with staff, children and their family. You will engage children in learning and help them to develop and learn new skills and independence. We try to keep paperwork to a minimum so that you can spend as much time as possible making a difference to your key children's lives. You will be assisting with the day to day running of the classes, supporting the children and using your initiative to help them succeed.
What you'll need to succeed
You will need to have worked in a nursery/primary/pre-prep environment in the last 2 years, and that can provide a reference. You need to have a clean, enhanced DBS check on the updated service or, if not, the nursery will run an enhanced DBS check for you. You need to be flexible and, most importantly, have a fun personality that the children will be able to engage with.
- Level 3 Qualification deemed full and relevant within Early Years
- Previous experience and good knowledge of EYFS
- Experience as or willingness to learn to be a key person with daily contact with children's parents
- 35-40 hour working weeks
What you'll get in return
- Market-leading pay and loan facilities
- 37-40 hour working weeks
- 28 days annual leave plus 2 wellbeing days
- Comprehensive induction
- Continuous training programmes
- Company Pension
What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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