Job Information
Family First Nursery Group – Buckden Day Nursery (Buckden, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom)
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner – Level 3
Hours: Part Time – 18 hours per week (Monday and Thursday)
Salary: £13.72 per hour
Posted: 26.05.2026 – 10.07.2026
Responsibilities
* Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
* Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met.
* Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and promote these daily in every routine.
* Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families.
* Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures.
* Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent.
* Attend regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities, changes, developments and regularly review company policies and procedures.
Qualifications
* Full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification – essential
* Fluent in written and spoken English – essential
* Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years – desirable
* Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements – desirable
Benefits
* 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday
* Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members
* Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline
* Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth
* Company pension scheme
* Access to Perkaboo employee discounts
* Employee mentoring programme
* Dedicated health and wellbeing support
* Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through referral programme
Safeguarding and Equality
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Buckden Nursery is part of the Family First Group, where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti‑discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the ground of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
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