We are offering a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, passionate, and experienced Nursery Practitioner to join our Nursery, in the Basildon area.
We are looking for someone to work within our settings working with children aged under 5 to provide high quality childcare.
We are open 7am to 7pm and you will be expected to work shifts between these hours for 37.5 hours a week
- Full year time available Monday to Friday
- term time only available (usually 38 weeks per year) Monday to Friday.
Role Overview
Nursery Practitioner Responsibilities and Duties:
- Maintain the safety of children within your care at all times, both indoors and outside.
- Be fully aware of safeguarding and provide safe, creative and developmentally appropriate play activities, with regard to health and safety, ensuring that each child is working towards their optimum development.
Requirements:
- Knowledge of or ability to follow and learn the requirements of EYFS
- Previous experience of working with young children.
- Satisfactory Disclosure Barring Services Check and references
Benefits:
- Nursery Practitioners will be part of a business with a positive, friendly outlook.
- Ongoing training. We will pay for your training for your continual professional development relating to childcare
- First Aid training as standard
- 28 days pro rata paid holidays
- In addition to your 28 days annual leave, we also give an additional day paid leave for your birthday.
- Staff Incentives
- Staff social events and occasions
- Pension Scheme
- The opportunity to swap with someone from another site for a week to expand your experience as well as the opportunity to change age-range within your own setting to suit your preferences.
- Employee Assistance programme providing confidential 24 hour helpline and app providing advise and guidance on a wide variety of matters e.g. family/finance/well being/finance
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: £24,420.00-£33,045.39 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Basildon SS16 4NF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:
- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)
Experience:
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
Location:
- Basildon SS16 4NF (preferred)
Work Location: In person