Senior nursery practitioner Work, Jobs in Folkestone, Ken (with Salaries)

Senior Nursery Practitioner
EKC Group —Folkestone
- £27,283 a year
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
1d
Assisant Manager / Baby room lead
Olympus Learning Collective —Dover
- £27,500 - £28,500 a year
- Full-time
- Childcare
- In-person
- Leadership
Quick apply
Senior Nursery Practitioner - £750 Welcome Perk
The Old Station Nursery —Faversham
- £29,348 a year
- Full-time
- Preschool
- School
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Early Years Practitioner
St Faiths Prep School —Canterbury
- Up to £13.25 an hour
- In-person
- School
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Senior Nursery Practitioner
EKCGroup —Broadstairs
- £27,283 a year
- Communication skills
1d
Qualified Nursery Practitioners and Leaders
Little Explorers Eastry Ltd —Sandwich
- £13.10 - £15.00 an hour
- Part-time
- Childcare
- English
- Organisational skills
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply

More jobs to discover

Find similar jobs that you might be interested in.

Assisant Manager / Baby room lead
Olympus Learning Collective —Dover
You will need to have a secure understanding of high-quality baby room practice, including attachments, care routines, safeguarding, safe sleep, feeding,…
£27,500 - £28,500 a year
Quick apply

I want to receive the latest job alerts for senior nursery practitioner in folkestone, ken

By signing in to your account, you agree to SimplyHired's Terms of Service and consent to our Cookie and Privacy Policy.

Explore jobs in more locations

senior nursery practitioner jobs near folkestone, ken

Senior Nursery Practitioner

EKC Group -
Folkestone

Apply Now

Job details

£27,283 a year
1 day ago

Benefits

Annual leave

Qualifications

Early childhood education
Communication skills

Full job description

Business Unit:

Group Services

Location:

Folkestone, Kent

Salary Details:

£27,283 FTE per annum

Hours Per Week:

Weeks Per Year:

Annual Leave:

Not Specified

Proposed Interview Date:

week commencing 17/08/2026

Advertising End Date:

09/08/2026

About The Role

Lead little learners. Inspire big futures.

Are you an experienced Early Years Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career? Join our friendly team at EKC Folkestone Nursery as a Senior Nursery Practitioner, where you'll combine hands-on care with leadership, helping children, colleagues and families thrive.

In this rewarding role, you will:

Lead your base room, creating a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment where every child can flourish.
Support and inspire your colleagues, promoting outstanding practice across the nursery.
Work alongside the Nursery Leadership Team to deliver exceptional care and education in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
Build positive partnerships with parents and carers, ensuring every child receives the best possible start.
Champion children's learning, development, wellbeing and safeguarding.
Take ownership of a specialist area such as SEND, parent partnership, wellbeing or health and safety, helping shape and enhance our nursery provision.
Play an active role in driving continuous improvement and maintaining the highest standards of care.

Working pattern:

37hours per week
A salary of £27,283 per year
Monday to Friday
All year round

If you're passionate about Early Years education and ready to make a real impact through leadership, we'd love to hear from you. This is your opportunity to help shape young lives while developing your own career within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees.

Check out our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group

About You

We're looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Early Years professional who is ready to take the next step in their career and make a real difference every day.

You'll be someone who leads with confidence, inspires those around you and is passionate about giving every child the very best start in life.

You'll bring:

A recognised Level 3 Early Years qualification.
Experience working in a nursery environment, including leading or supervising colleagues.
A strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), safeguarding and inclusive practice.
The ability to create engaging, stimulating environments where children can learn, develop and thrive.
Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues.
A proactive, organised and supportive approach, leading by example and encouraging high standards across the team.
A commitment to continuous improvement and delivering outstanding care and education for every child.

If you're passionate about Early Years education, enjoy supporting others to succeed and want to be part of a welcoming team where your contribution is truly valued, we'd love to hear from you.

Ready to apply?

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [email protected]

About Us

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.

Candidate Charter

Apply Now

Refine Your Search

senior nursery practitioner jobs in folkestone, ken

Senior Nursery Practitioner

Assisant Manager / Baby room lead

Senior Nursery Practitioner - £750 Welcome Perk

Early Years Practitioner

Senior Nursery Practitioner

Qualified Nursery Practitioners and Leaders

More jobs to discover

I want to receive the latest job alerts for senior nursery practitioner in folkestone, ken

Explore jobs in more locations

About The Role

About You

About Us

Jobseeker tools

Employer Tools

Browse

Stay Connected