Nursery Practitioner

Banana Moon Colchester are recruiting for a minimum of level 3 qualified and experienced Full time and Part-time Nursery Practitioners.

There is simply no other job quite like this one. If the above sounds like you, and you have a qualification in Early Years and are a passionate Nursery Practitioner we would love to hear from you!

Banana Moon has over 50 Nurseries nationally. Banana Moon Colchester is owned and operated by a local Franchise.

With over 50 nurseries, Banana Moon Head office offers support and ongoing training for all of our Nursery practitioner team.

As a Nursery Practitioner with us we offer:

• Bupa Employee Assistance. We all have times in our life when we need a little extra support which is why we’re working with Bupa to bring all of our employees a free, 24-hour confidential helpline service.

• A unique Early Learning and Development program for our children
• Less paperwork is involved, meaning that you can spend more time with the children
• Use of tablets that are linked to our bespoke 'Parent App', giving instant messages to and from parents about their child's day and development
• State of the art technology, including a biometric entry system, an interactive screen for our Pre-School children as well as our Parent App and tablets
• Excellent rates of pay (based on experience and qualification)
• Great holiday entitlement
• Further on the job training
• Great career prospects
• You will be provided with a free DBS check and uniform if offered the job
• If you feel that you are looking for a challenge, or simply want to further your experience with the possibility of promotion and working your way up in a company, this is where you should apply!

As a Nursery Practitioner, your key day-to-day tasks would include:

• Planning of curriculum with room colleagues as per Early Years Foundation Stage
• Planning of early years foundation stage training
• Ensuring you provide a warm and caring atmosphere for the children
• Working as part of a team with shared responsibilities

Nursery Practitioner responsibilities will include:

• Safeguarding the children, including caring for them and supervising them at all times.
• Liaise with and form strong partnerships with parents, including taking part in development progress review meetings and providing daily feedback to parents and carers.
• Take on key worker responsibilities including observing and planning for children's needs, providing exciting and stimulating activities based on the next steps for children.
• Tracking children's progress with our unique Parent App.
• Adhering to the nursery policies and procedures at all times.

*£300.00 signing bonus is payable once probation has been successfully passed*