Early Years Practitioner

Little Bears Day-Care are looking for Nursery Practitioners to join the team at our day care service, located within the beautiful Village of Thames Ditton, Surrey.

Are you someone who has experience within child care? Little Bears Day-Care are looking for exceptional people to provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children place in the setting; we are looking for people who like to work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.

We provide training and a career path in a job that makes a difference in children’s lives.

We are looking for qualified childcare practitioners with a minimum of 1 year of recent working experience in a day care setting to join our nursery. In addition to offering competitive salaries and lovely working conditions, our nursery offers a friendly environment in which your contribution will be valued and appreciated.

Day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Providing the highest level of childcare and early education experiences for all children in the nursery.
• Working as part of a passionate staff team and contributing to the running and development of the nursery.
• Ensuring that children's learning and development are celebrated with the child and their families.
• Using your knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage & child development to plan and implement interest-led, engaging learning activities on a daily basis.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Minimum Level 3 qualification (DfE Early Years Qualification Framework approved) with at least 1 year of recent working experience in a day-care setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working in a childcare setting (children 5 years and under) is essential