Nursery Practitioner - Level 2

Location: Cherrybrook Nursery
Address: Scotlands Bridge Road, Addlestone, KT15 3HQ
Position: Nursery Practitioner 
Hours: 42.5 hours per week 
Salary: Up to £28,752.10 per annum dependant on experience and qualifications 
Qualification: Full and relevant Level 2 Childcare Qualficiation 

 Cherrybrook Nursery is just a short walk from West Byfleet train station, making it easily accessible for families. With 98 spaces across five classrooms catering to different age groups, our extensive facilities offer children the chance to explore, learn, and grow.

At Cherrybrook Nursery, we provide high-quality care and education based on active learning through purposeful play. Our dedicated team, with diverse backgrounds, works together to meet each child's individual needs in a safe, warm, and fun environment. Our goal is to support every child’s development in a nurturing and stimulating setting.

This full-time role involves working 42.5 hours per week on various shift patterns between 7:15am-6:30pm. The nursery is open year-round (not term-time only). Salary: up to £28,752.10 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience. To apply, you’ll need a full, relevant Level 2 childcare qualification.

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
• Referral Programme - Refer a friend and receive a bonus up to £750 check terms and conditions.
• Company Pension.
• Onsite Parking 

As Nursery Practitioner, you will:

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met
• Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery, and promote these daily in every routine
• Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff and families
• Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures

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

As 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.

Cherrybrook 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.

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