• Title Early Years Educator
  • Setting Day Nursery / Nursery School
  • Role Nursery Nurse / Early Years Practitioner
  • Salary £22,000 to £23,000 per annum
  • Hours Full Time
  • Location Northampton, Northamptonshire

Job Summary

Date posted: 16 March 2025
  • Job Reference: April 2024

The Nursery Nurse / Early Years Practitioner is responsible for working as part of a team within a room in the setting. Rooms are - Babies (0-2 years) Toddlers (2-3 years) Pre-School (3-5 years). Your role may cover all rooms where you will gain invaluable experience for your further career progression.

Some Responsibilities / Skills / Qualifications

* For ensuring the environment is safe and secure, where the children are valued as individuals through a caring and child centred ethos in all aspects of the nursery
* For ensuring the nursery provides the best possible standards of care and education
* For ensuring that the children have access to learning opportunities – providing learning activities which are educational, stimulating and fun
* Delivering childcare that meets parents’ needs and works in partnership with them by providing good customer relationships
* Be a key worker – which is being responsible for ‘key children’ within your room, recording their development and progress, communicating on a daily basis their welfare, needs and development.
* To work within your team, supporting your Room Manager and other colleagues within the room/setting
* Ensuring all company policy and procedures are adhered to
* Good organisational skills with the ability to work to targets and deadlines
* Flexible and adaptable approach to the job

Skills / Qualifications:

  • Minimum Level 2 in Childcare
  • NVQ Level 3
  • NNEB