Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

CherryField Nursery 

Long Grove Park KT19 8TF

Nursery Practitioner Level 3 

Salary  £29,282.50

Hours - 42.5 

Are you looking for a new Nursery Practitioner role? Somewhere to grow and progress? Look no further - come and join our team at our Cherryfield Nursery.

We have an Ofsted rated Outstanding and provide care for children from 3 months – 5 years with a separate activity room and soft play room on site. We have long standing staff with the manager being with the company for 14 years. Each of our rooms has a garden which is for their age group, and we have a car park on site as well as being local to Epsom train station.

Located in the heart of Epsom, Surrey, CherryField Nursery is a dedicated day nursery and preschool that provides exceptional care and early education for children aged 3 months to 5 years. We offer a bright, welcoming space where children can learn, explore, and grow in a nurturing and stimulating environment.

At CherryField, we take pride in our high standards, and our well-trained team of staff plays a key role in providing the best start in life for each child. Our practitioners hold various childcare qualifications and are trained in areas such as First Aid, Safeguarding, and Managing Children’s Behaviour, ensuring that every aspect of your child’s development is supported and cared for with professionalism and expertise.

As part of the Cherry Childcare Day Nursery & Pre-school group, which was founded in 1993, CherryField Nursery is committed to delivering outstanding daycare and early years education. Through our dedicated educators, ongoing training, and excellent facilities, we strive to achieve the best learning outcomes for every child.

This role is working 42.5 hours per week, various shifts patterns between the opening and closing times of the nursery 7:15am-18:30pm. This nursery is open all year round and is not a term time only role. You will need to have a full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification. Salary £29,282.50 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual Leave: Starting at 20 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members
• Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

* All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company

As a Nursery Practitioner, you will:

• Ensure that each child’s individual needs are met and a high standard of professional care and education is delivered in a caring, safe and secure environment in which all children can play, learn and develop
• Observe, assess and plan an interesting, stimulating and challenging range of early years activities which supports each child’s individual learning and development needs and abilities
• Engage as a professional member of the team, exhibiting a flexible attitude and willingness to develop new skills
• Ensure that company policies and procedures are read, applied, reviewed regularly and adhered to by all
• Follow risk assessments diligently and report all health and safety matters to management
• Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As a Nursery Practitioner, you will need:

• Full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification - essential
• Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
• Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - desirable
• Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Cherryfield Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group