Early Years Practitioner
Salary: £13 per hour
Hours: Full time hours and Part time hours Monday- Friday. With the option to compress hours
Locations: The Nursery at Killingworth Way
About the nursery:
We currently have a large waiting list of children and are recruiting to meet the high demand for local childcare.
The Nursery at Killingworth Way is a brand new purposely build day care based near PaddlePod Killingworth. alike our outstanding sister nursery The Nursery at Whitehouse Farm We ensure to create a friendly home-like atmosphere that supports our children and employees to feel comfortable and relaxed. Our facilities are unique, giving children the opportunity to attend swimming lessons. All our activities are tailored to help, teach and inspire children.
Benefits:
- Ongoing CDP accredited course
- Free meals
- Company pension
- Employee Assistance Programme - access to counselling and legal advice for yourself and close family members.
- Performance based bonus.
- 5 days additional days leave to cover Christmas shut down.
- Your Birthday off
- 2 paid team events per year.
- Closed all bank holidays and weekends.
- 24/7 access to GP service
Role and Responsibilities:
- You will be responsible for a small group of Key children ensuring they feel safe and secure at nursery.
- As a keyworker, you will ensure every individual child’s needs are met working together with the children's family.
- Take ownership of the observation, assessments and planning for your key children in line with EYFS and provide developmentally challenging next steps.
- Enjoy working in an environment where no 2 days are the same, have fun, sing, get messy and not be afraid to be silly.
Essential Criteria:
- A full and relevant level 3 qualification in childcare in line with the DfE guidelines.
- Excellent knowledge of the EYFS
- Excellent communication skills and able to work well as part of a team in a fast pace environment
- Enhanced DBS check and 2 suitable references is required to seek employment in line with safer recruitment.
Desirable Criteria
- First aid
- Safeguarding
- Good ICT skill
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- Full and Relevant level 3 childcare qualification in line with Department of Education
Experience:
- Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
