Job Description

Salary: 24,310 to 25,183 pro rata, per annum

Grade/Band: CD

Vacancy Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Harrogate, Little Explorers Day Nursery, HG1 2RP

Weekend Working No

At Little Explorers Day Nursery we pride ourselves on giving the best care and service in our outstanding, award winning Nursery, and have an opportunity for the right candidate to join our team.



If that's you, you will be a patient, caring person with a commitment to young children's wellbeing, with high standards of safety & hygiene.


You must have a warm, smiling face that makes every child feel special and loved, the ability to laugh at children's jokes and the confidence to sing loudly - either in or out of tune is acceptable.


A willingness to distribute warm hugs is essential as well as possessing the skills to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving small people. The skill to remember the names of many children, their pets and special soft toys are a key component of this job. Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families. There is simply no other job like this one.



A Level 3 Qualification in Childcare is desirable but not essential.





For Further information about this role, please contact Nicola Littlewood via email at Nicola.Littlewood1@northyorks.gov.uk.

Key Documents

Total Rewards Brochure

Key Dates

Closing date: 20th June 2025



Interview Date: Wednesday 25th June 2025



Venue for Interview: Little Explorers Day Nursery

DBS

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.





NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.



We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.





North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions, we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.



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North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.





It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.





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Nursery Practitioner

Salary:

24,310 - 25,183

Posted:

11/06/2025

Closing date:

20/06/2025

Closing time:

23:59