Job Description

Flitwick Day Nursery

Level 2 Practitioner - Full Time 40 hours


Salary: 26,291.20 per annum


Flitwick Day Nursery is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Qualified Nursery Practitioner to join our team on a full time basis. This role involves working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We are looking for a professional who is passionate about child development, prioritizes children's well-being, and is committed to upholding our nursery's values and curriculum standards.

What our parents say about us:

"Our child has been attending the nursery for a year and full time for the past few months. The nursery have been fantastic in understanding his needs from being a baby to now a toddler. His development and confidence have excelled through their nurturing approach and engaging activities."


"All staff are welcoming on a daily basis, from the management team through to reception, catering and the room staff."


"All staff we have encountered are very friendly and always seem happy to be at work"

Nursery Practitioner main duties and responsibilities*:

Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development. Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met. Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and promote these daily in every routine. Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families. Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures. Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent Attend regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities, changes, developments and regularly review company policies and procedures.

Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

Requirements and skills:

Full and relevant Level 2 or above childcare qualification - essential Fluent in written and spoken English - essential Over 1 year's experience of working in Early Years - desirable Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Annual Leave:

Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays

Employee discount / Childcare:

75% off nursery fees for our team member's

Health & wellbeing programme:

Confidential employee assistance helpline available and mental health first aid trained staff.

Development:

Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

Company Pension Scheme

Referral Programme:

Recommend a friend for a role and if they are successful receive a cash bonus.

Transport links:

Flitwick train station is only a 5 minute walk away.

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. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.


Flitwick Day Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.



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