Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford London Road
Salary: £28,267 per annum
Just Imagine Day Nursery in Wickford (London Road) isexcited to offer a rare opportunity for a Level 3 Nursery Practitioner tojoin our dedicated team full-time.
In our latest Ofsted report, Wickford London Road receivedpraise for the strong support from our manager, who was noted for being"responsive and listening to staff" and "reflective of staff'spractice, continuously striving to improve their knowledge and skills."Come join our team, where you'll be supported in your role, encouraged tostrive for excellence, and given opportunities for growth and careerdevelopment.
The nursery is open from 7:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Fridayand you would be required to work shifts between these times, 40 hours perweek.
Why Join Us?
At Family First, we value our team members and offer acomprehensive benefits package, including:
* Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays
* Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member's
* Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available
* Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
Nursery Practitioner main duties and 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.
Requirements and skills:
* 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
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfareof children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring ServiceCertificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject toenhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Just Imagine Day Nursery Wickford London Road is part ofthe Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person,with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether theyare an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunityand anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according totheir individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race,religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexualorientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or nationalorigin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.