Nursery Practitioner – Level 3
Permanent | Up to 40 hours per week (flexible) | Monday – Friday
£13.63 per hour
Royston Day Nursery is a welcoming and well-established setting located in the heart of the historic market town of Royston, with excellent links to local transport routes and the town centre.
We provide high-quality childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years, offering a nurturing environment where children can explore, learn, and develop through a wide range of engaging activities that promote learning through play.
At the heart of everything we do is our ethos: Defined by Family. We are a family by name and by nature, shaped by a diverse team of individuals, experiences, and perspectives. Different cultures, ideas, ages, genders, and skillsets come together to create a supportive and inclusive environment that reflects who we are as Family First.
This opportunity would suit an experienced Nursery Practitioner who has previously worked in a similar setting supporting children aged 0–5 years and is looking to take the next step in their career within a supportive and engaging environment.
Requirements
Essential Criteria - Qualifications/Experience:
- Full and relevant 3 Childcare Qualification - Essential
- Over 1 year's experience working in Early Years - Essential
- Previous experience working with babies under 2 years old Desirable
- Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable
- Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
- Fluent in written and spoke to English - Essential
BenefitsWhy Join Us?
At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
· Annual leave: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday
· Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members
· Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline
· Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth
· Pension: Company pension scheme
· Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts
· Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme
· Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support
· Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme
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.
Royston Day 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 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.