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Nursery: Bright Horizons Watford Day Nursery and Preschool
Salary: Starting From £27,231.95 - £28,274.40 ( dependant on qualification/s and experience)
Location: Watford, WD18
We are looking for a full Time, Level 2 or 3 qualified Practitioner to join our Bright Horizons Watford Day Nursery situated in Watford.
Our amazing Watford Day Nursery and Preschool is a stunning 92-place setting, proudly rated 'Good' by Ofsted. It features well resourced rooms and a great outdoor garden featuring building blocks, balance beams and much more, for plenty of outdoor teaching it learning! We are based close to the Watford town centre and have great public transport links!
What we can offer you:
Our benefits include, but are not limited to;
Above industry standard salary, with annual salary reviews
Discounted childcare of 50% for first child ((T&C Apply)
Up to 33 days holiday per year, with the option to buy additional days
Smart Health access, including 24/7 access to Virtual GP appointments, fitness programmes and mental health support
Huge variety of discounts across high street brands, utilities, and days out
Financial support through early access to wages, low interest debt consolidation loans and more
Refer a Friend Bonus, including New York Trip for 2 prize draw entry
Access to a wide selection of training programmes, supporting your individual career path, with career development opportunities across our network of nurseries
Employee Appreciation through our quarterly recognition weeks and annual Awards of Excellence gala’s
Happy to Talk Flexible Working
If you are interested in actively developing your leadership skills to support your progression to Room Leader / Third in Charge, ask our Talent Acquisition Team about joining our 12-month Future Leaders Programme!
Why Bright Horizons?
We care for over 25,000 children across the UK, across our portfolio of over 300 nurseries, 98% of which are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We’ve been voted Great Place to Work for the last 17 consecutive years, as well achieving Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women.
Since 2005, we have supported the lives of thousands of children through our Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, supporting families and children in crisis – something we could not achieve without our Bright Horizons colleagues ongoing volunteering and fundraising.
What you’ll be doing:
Plan, create and implement engaging activities, tailored to each of your key children, to encourage their development towards key milestones.
Observing, tracking and reflecting on learning
Develop and maintain strong parent/ carer partnerships
Promote and ensure child welfare, protection, health and safety and safeguarding procedures and policies are followed at all times
Work with colleagues to maintain a positive, happy and safe environment on a day to day basis
What we’re looking for:
Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification (essential)
Previous experience working with children (ideally as a Nursery Nurse, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Educator, Nursery Assistant or similar)
Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child
Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
Ability to use a variety of techniques to clearly and successfully communicate with both children and adults
Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
We look forward to receiving your application!
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