Early Years Practitioner

If you are offered an EYP role, you will receive a £300 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period. 

We are looking for inspirational Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioners to join our nursery in Cold Harbour, Bletchley, Milton Keynes. Our day nursery is adjoined to an outdoor learning centre that builds on our popular Forest School provision and reputation for Forest School training. One of our key priorities is outdoor play and learning, which is clearly evident at Cold Harbour, where the outdoor environment and play area are available to the children all day, every day. 

At Acorn, we are passionate about delivering exceptional childcare. With over 35 years of experience, we are proud to be a leading childcare provider in Milton Keynes, Northampton and Bedford, specialising in nature pedagogy and outdoor learning. As a not-for-profit organisation, we always put children first, ensuring a nurturing, flexible and homely environment. 

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and passionate practitioners who have a strong understanding of the EYFS and safeguarding procedures. A love for outdoor learning and creative play is essential, as well as the ability to inspire and support young children in their development. 

At Acorn, we invest in our team. We offer fantastic training and career progression opportunities.

Successful applicants must be able to provide ‘right to work in the UK’ documentation, provide two satisfactory references and undertake an enhanced DBS check prior commencing employment.

Benefits

Working at Acorn

As a thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to making Acorn a safe, nurturing and fun place for our children to be, we offer:

• Payscales that are competitive, transparent and reviewed annually
• 65% childcare discount
• Generous family leave
• Christmas closure 
• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (and the option to buy more) 
• 4 dedicated training days and individual development plans 
• Enhanced pension scheme 
• Cyclescheme 
• Techscheme 
• Length of Service awards 
• Summer and Christmas parties
• Pay advances for when times are tough
• Employee assistance wellbeing programme