Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Early Years Practitioner

40 hours per week

Full Time, Permanent, All year round (Would consider part time)

Salary from £25,521.60 per annum

Ability to work varying shift patterns between 8.00am - 6.00pm

Drayton House Nursery School are looking for a new member of staff to join their friendly team in the form of an Early Years Practitioner. We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, competent and confident person with relevant experience to carry out general key worker duties including planning exciting activities that fully engage the children and taking care of the physical and emotional needs of all the children in your care whilst promoting their next steps of development.

Our Drayton House Nursery is open from 8.00am-18.00pm and we would require the availability of working varied shift patterns between those times.

We value all our staff individually, therefore to ensure everyone is given a fantastic future we provide numerous opportunities for professional development and internal promotion.

Requirements and skills:

• 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

About us:

We have a clearly defined curriculum which is unique to our setting and in each room we focus strongly on independence and building the skills the children will need to succeed for the next stage in their educational journey.

Day Nursery & Transition are small, offering parents who are leaving their child for the first time, a personal and nurturing experience.

Kindergarten has a garden space attached to the room allowing our busy two year olds the opportunity to explore and expend their energy.

Our pre school rooms offer a balance of free play and focused small group and one to one activities which prepares the child holistically for school and for entry assessment due to the majority of children going onto Enrol into local preparaty school's

We have a very low staff turnover, some staff having been with us in excess of 20 years. Our team covers a broad spectrum and ages and experience which means that we all have something valuable to contribute to our rich and varied curriculum. We have 3 inset days per year where we are closed to children and we use these times for staff training and development. Training is offered via online portals (Noodle now) Teams (Family First) and face to face (Family First and Surrey CC). We have staff nights out where we can socialise as small groups and as a whole nursery.

Why Join Us?

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

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• 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

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.

 Drayton House i s 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.