Job Description

Multiple positions available FOR SEPTEMBER 2025.

Our nursery in Brownhills is expanding. We are opening another building connected to our current one, with an additional two classrooms, including an outdoor classroom and new garden area, new reception, staff room, kitchen and more.

Therefore, we are looking for Early Years Practitioners who is highly motivated, professional and experienced in Early Years as an apprentice.

We're also looking for someone interested in starting their qualification in Early Years.

The positions are FULL TIME, PART TIME, TERM-TIME.

This is a unique opportunity to develop your career with access to extensive training and development opportunities.

We know that right now experienced practitioners are in very high demand and more valuable than ever before! With lots of childcare settings recruiting at the moment, you have the power of choice.

We believe that practitioners deserve to feel valued for the unique set of skills and high level of professional knowledge that you hold. So get in touch to see what a career at Precious Little Ones has to offer you.

What will PLO can offer you?

We offer an auto-enrolment pension scheme Attendance bonus Additional annual leave after 2 years We offer a generous 25% staff childcare discount Paid day off for your birthday every year We subsidise social events for our staff to encourage team morale We provide regular well-being activities to show appreciation to staff Training Celebration Events such as a Christmas do On-site parking And More

About this role:

Do you love arriving at the end of a day and knowing that you made a difference?

Are you ambitious about what children can achieve?

Are you excited and imaginative about creating possibilities for their learning?

Do you possess an astonishing array of voices that can be used for dramatic effect in all kinds of stories?

Are you devoted to parent partnership?

Can you be a superhero at a moment's notice because that is what the children demand?

Are you more concerned about what children take home in their hearts and minds, than in their hands when they leave nursery?

Are you a team player?

If this sounds like you what are you waiting for, we'd love to meet you.

Qualifications

Desirable - Paediatric first aid qualification; any related professional qualification (e.g. Foundation Degree, EYPS, EYTS)

Experience

Experience working in a children's day nursery

Knowledge and experience of delivering the EYFS; experience of Ofsted inspections; working with children with Special Educational Needs

Safeguarding commitment

Precious Little Ones are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children within our care and expects all those employed by the Company to share this commitment. All posts involve working with children and are therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You are therefore required to declare any convictions that you may have, including those that would otherwise be regarded as 'spent' under this Act.

Precious Little Ones are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children within our care and expects all those employed by the Company to share this commitment.

All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions. It also prevents unsuitable people form working with vulnerable groups, including children through its criminal records checking and barring functions.

Precious Little Ones are committed to ensuring that all our staff create a value based culture where mutual respect, integrity and high quality interactions facilitate communication and understanding which empowers our children, parents and staff to succeed in a rich, stimulating care and learning environment within the nurture of our passionate, dedicated team.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Apprenticeship

Pay: 8.00-13.00 per hour

Benefits:

Additional leave Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking On-site parking
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person