Job description
Job Title: Level 3 Practitioner - Senior Practitioner
Employment Type: Full-time / Part-time shift patterns 8-6, 8-2 or 12-6
Salary: £30,264.00 - £31,200.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible working options with a choice of a 2 to 5-day working week working 8-6 or mornings 8-2 or afternoons 12-6
- 35% discount on childcare services.
- 20 days of holiday plus public holidays, with closure from Christmas to New Year.
- Comprehensive in-house induction and ongoing training.
- Support for obtaining professional qualifications.
- Free uniform provided.
- Incentives such as Employee of the Month and a Refer-a-Friend bonus scheme.
- Monthly well-being activities, including staff barbecues and a Christmas party.
- Free parking and excellent transport links.
- Regular reviews and supervision with your line manager.
- Pension scheme included.
- Opportunities for career progression.
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Why Choose Us:
- We prioritize exceptional quality care and offer competitive salaries.
- Family run nursery.
- We ensure a stable workforce without reliance on agency staff.
- You will never be asked to work out of ratio.
- Our nurseries are equipped with outstanding resources and facilities.
- Animal lovers will appreciate our Guinea Pigs, Ducks, and Tortoises.
- Enjoy our unique large indoor sand room for beach-themed play.
- Each nursery boasts expansive gardens for outdoor activities.
- Our support team includes 6 chefs, 4 housekeepers, and 4 administrative staff members.
- Management is dedicated to supporting staff and professional development.
- Baby rooms have additional staff.
- All rooms are air conditioned.
About You:
- Possess a Level 3 or higher qualification in childcare.
- Have experience working with children.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
- Show a genuine passion for early childhood education and care
We think it’s important that our staff interact with the children at their own level and move around the rooms regularly to provide hands on care where needed. That means that this role has some physical demands such as prolonged periods of time sitting on the floor and/or standing. You may need to change position quickly and lift and carry children up to around 20kg or more in some circumstances.
Application Process:
To apply, please visit our website at Cavendish Lodge Nurseries Job Application or contact us at 02088358500 for further inquiries.
Successful applicants will need to provide ‘right to work’ in the U.K documentation, undertake a DBS and appropriate checks if a person has spent significant time abroad, have a google search completed and obtain at least two satisfactory references before commencing employment.
The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.
Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 18 – 40 per week
Experience:
- Nursery: 1 year (required)
- Level 3 qualification or above
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £14.55-£15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Childcare
- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free parking
- Transport links
Education:
- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)
Experience:
- Childcare: 1 year (required)
Location:
- London SW16 6JZ (preferred)
Work Location: In person
