Job Description
Join Our Passionate Team at The Hammersmith Day Nursery – Where Every Day is an Adventure in Learning!
Are you a nurturing and enthusiastic childcare professional ready to make a real difference in little lives? We’re on the lookout for a dedicated Early Years Practitioner to become part of our warm and welcoming team at our The Hammersmith Day Nursery. The nursery is lovely setting located just off Richford Street, down the driveway of Richford Gate, and conveniently situated seconds away from Hammersmith Grove.
Salary £29,536 per Annum - 40 hours all year round
Why Join Us?
At Family First, we believe happy teams create happy children. That’s why we offer:
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* £750 Welcome Bonus: A warm start to your journey with us*
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* £400 Qualification Bonus – for Level 3 Practitioners, paid after just 6 months!*
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* Extra Time Off – 24 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off – all paid!
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* 75% Childcare Discount – because we care for your little ones too
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* Wellbeing Support – confidential helpline for life’s ups and downs
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* Career Development – personalised training and growth opportunities
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* Refer a Friend Bonus – earn up to £750!*
*Terms apply. Some benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
As an Early Years Practitioner, you will:
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* Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
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* Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met.
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* Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and promote these daily in every routine.
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* Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families.
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* Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures.
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* Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent.
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* Attend regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities, changes, developments and regularly review company policies and procedures.
As an Early Years Practitioner, you will need:
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* Full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification - essential
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* Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
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* Over 1 years’ experience of working in Early Years - desirable
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* Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable
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.
The Hammersmith Day Nursery & Pre School 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 grounds 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.