Qualified Nursery Practitioner

Early Years Practitioner - Level 3

Salary £24,000-£25,500 depending on experience.

Join our caring, welcoming and supportive team at Monkey Puzzle Stoke Newington.

Why Us?

As part of Monkey Puzzle Stoke Newington, you will be joining our caring, welcoming and supportive team.

Our vision is to inspire change through excellence in childcare, creating a positive impact for generations to come. For over 20 years we have been providing children the highest quality of care with unlimited opportunities to grow, learn and develop in our safe and secure environments for.

People matter at Monkey Puzzle and as a part of our team you will benefit from:

• Continued opportunities for professional growth and access to our engaging online training platform
• Flexible hours and an understanding that work needs to work for you
• Access to free counselling services
• Free meals that are tailored to your dietary requirements
• Companywide events
• A wellbeing focused leadership team
• Competitive salary
• 3 annual inset training days
• £1000 refer a friend scheme

Why you?

• You are able to ensure the safety and welfare of children through a confident knowledge of safeguarding processes and procedures
• You are able to implement the EYFS with a good understanding of child development
• You will be able to support all nursery staff in their roles, leading them to deliver outstanding childcare
• You are a strong communicator with both adults and children
• You are able to work well within a team
• You recognise when to report issues of concern to a senior team member or relevant services
• You are able to work in partnership with parents and our partners to ensure our children thrive
• You always maintain a positive attitude with children, parents, colleagues and visitors
• You are creative and inspire learning as well as great at planning and organising
• You have a willingness to learn

Essentials

• Minimum full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification

Great to haves

• Working with babies
• A working knowledge of the key person role
• Food and Hygiene Level 2
• Prevent Duty
• FGM
• Paediatric First Aid
• SENDCO
• Promoting positive behaviour

Hear from one of our Monkey Puzzle Room Leaders, Georgina:

I love that I can support staff in becoming the best early years practitioners and I can take care and support both children and their parents in what could be their first educational setting. I love the bonds you create with staff children and their parents throughout their time with us.

When I started, I needed a lot of support with all of the policies, went on lots of training and found many opportunities within the setting to help me progress. When I became a Level 3 it had taught me so much which allowed me to put this into place with my day-to-day practice.

An Early Years career requires you to work hard and you need to look at the more difficult days as a learning curve. Make the most out of the children’s days by teaching them everything you can. Always go in with a positive mind set and enjoy every moment because you will have so much fun.

We can't wait to hear from you soon!

Safeguarding Statement

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to Keeping children safe; therefore, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record Disclosure and Barred check to be undertaken. All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. All candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions, you may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your employment commences.