Become a Key Person
Eight families. One trusted adult. A different shape of early years practice. We're seeking an experienced Level 3 Early Years practitioner who is looking to progress their career. We are particularly interested in childminders looking for a change and to join a passionate team.
We’re a nature-based setting based at The Fold, Bransford, Worcestershire. As an Early Years Practitioner, you'll be treated as a true professional.
You won’t work in a room. You’ll hold a caseload of eight families and follow those children as they grow - no handing them on at each transition. You get to know each child and family properly, and stay alongside them.
We pay you for the children you hold, not the hours you sit in the building.
Our innovative Professional Practice Pay model will see you earn a base pay, on your full contracted hours, plus £68 a month for every child you hold as their named Key Person, rising to £83 and then £101 as your practice deepens.
Thirty hours a week with eight children is around £25,850 a year. At our middle tier, closer to £28,300.
Your base wage never drops if your caseload dips for reasons outside your control. Pay tracks sessions booked at enrolment. And tiers are decided on demonstrated practice, not years served - arrive already working at that level and you start there.
What you’ll need
- Level 3 Early Years, or Level 2 with a commitment to progress
- Two years across the early years age range, ideally outdoors
- A strong grasp of child development, attachment and social pedagogy
- Paediatric First Aid and Safeguarding, or the willingness to complete both
What we offer
- 28 days’ leave including bank holidays and closure days
- Funded Safeguarding, Paediatric First Aid, Food Safety and Health & Safety training
- CPD, mentorship, and our University of Worcester partnership
- Work within a team that is part of a DfE Early Years Stronger Practice Hub
- Family Club wellness access
- Workplace pension
- Days spent in woodland and meadow
30 hours, Monday to Thursday.
The work is physical and outdoors: kneeling, lifting, carrying young children, and all weathers.
Safer recruitment. We are committed to safeguarding every child in our care. All applicants must undergo enhanced DBS screening and register with the Update Service, provide references from previous employers, and evidence their right to work in the UK. All our posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so all convictions and cautions - including those regarded as ‘spent’ - must be declared. Applicants must confirm they are not barred or disqualified from working with children and do not live with anyone who is. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Pay: Up to £25,900.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Why would you like to work at Nurture Kindergarten?
Education:
- Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)
Experience:
- childcare: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
