Nursery Bank Staff

Queens Nursery is looking for an outstanding Nursery Bank Practitioner to join our excellent team.

The nursery cares for children ages 18 months years to 5 years and we are looking for key workers to fully support the children's learning and development on a daily basis.

You will be part of an outstanding team and work together for the best outcomes of the children.

What makes us different?

• The children take part in weekly forest school sessions
• The children are at the heart of the local community and take part in weekly trips such as to local businesses and walks in the local community
• Reading sessions at the local library
• Our own growing patch at the local allotment
• Weekly sessions at the local elderly home to see the residents
• Access to a fully functional children’s working kitchen where children can cook using real technology
• Cooking sessions with the nursery chef
• The children are risk takers and evaluators who take part in tinkering and risky play such as wood work and using real tools
• The children have access to daily specialist teacher sessions such as Yoga, French, Bongalong music, Ballet and Phonics with Robot Reg
• NDNA award winners

What we can offer you;

• Excellent salary and annual salary review
• £750 on passing probation
• Career progression, promotion opportunities, supported by training
• Paid in house annual training day
• Monthly punctuality and attendance bonuses, with enhancements
• Annual attendance and punctuality bonus
• Pension scheme contributions
• Paid staff meetings and parents evenings
• Funded training courses and further study
• Employee of the month awards
• Long service bonus after 3 years of £300, increasing annually by £100 until £1000 each year
• Annual Christmas and new year closure
• Team night out performance rewards and funded festive night out
• Ofsted grading reward opportunity 4x per year
• External counselling helpline to support your wellbeing
• Support from a designated wellbeing co-ordinator who offers weekly wellbeing chats and wellbeing gifts and incentives