NURSERY PRACTITIONER - JOB DESCRIPTION
Core Purpose of the Role
To work as part of the Early Years team at ‘Little Leopards Nursery’, delivering an exceptional standard of care, education, and nurture for children aged 6 months to 4 years. The successful candidate will create a safe, stimulating, and welcoming environment that supports each child's holistic growth, aligns with the EYFS framework, and upholds the high standards, values, and ethos of The Dixie Grammar School.
How to Apply
Please send a letter of application and a completed application form (available on our website at www.dixie.org.uk) by email to:
- Deadline for applications: 12 Noon on Tuesday 21 July 2026.
- Interviews: From Thursday 23 July 2026.
- Anticipated Start Date: 25 August 2026 (Flexible for the right candidate)
To request an application form, please call 01455 292244 (Option 2) or download directly from . We reserve the right to shortlist and interview qualified candidates early should suitable applications be received.
https://www.dixie.org.uk/Vacancies/
No Agencies Please.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
1. Care and Education
- Deliver high-quality, play-based learning experiences that stimulate children's curiosity and support their individual development.
- Plan, prepare, and implement age-appropriate activities in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.
- Ensure that the physical, emotional, and social needs of every child are met with warmth, empathy, and respect, fostering a "home-from-home" environment.
- Act as a Key Person for a designated group of children: observing, assessing, and tracking their progress, and maintaining up-to-date, accurate developmental records.
- Maintain a clean, safe, well-resourced, and highly stimulating environment, both indoors and outdoors.
2. Partnership and Communication
- Build and maintain positive, trusting, and professional relationships with parents and carers, providing regular, meaningful feedback on their child's day and development.
- Work collaboratively with the Nursery Room Leaders, Management Team, and wider Junior School staff to ensure smooth day-to-day operations and seamless transitions for the children.
- Actively participate in staff meetings, parents' evenings, open days, and wider school events as reasonably required.
3. Health, Safety, and Safeguarding
- Maintain an absolute commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people at all times, strictly adhering to the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
- Comply with all regulatory requirements set by Ofsted, ISI (“Independent Schools Inspectorate”), and the local authority, including health and safety, food hygiene, and dietary requirements.
- Maintain high standards of hygiene, cleanliness, and infection control within the nursery setting.
- Administer basic first aid (where trained) and record accidents, incidents, or medication appropriately, maintaining strict confidentiality.
4. Professional Development and School Ethos
- Actively engage in continuous professional development (CPD), supervision sessions, and training courses to refresh and upgrade childcare knowledge and practices.
- Model professional behaviour, excellent timekeeping, and a positive, flexible attitude at all times.
- Uphold and promote the warm, community-focused ethos, values, and policies of The Dixie Grammar School.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £28,080.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
