Cherrybrook Nursery

Nursery Pracititioner - Level 3

42.5 hours per week hours per week

Salary: £30,387.50

Cherrybrook Nursery offers a warm, home from home enviornment where every child's journey begins with curiosity and confidence. Rated Good by Ofsted, our setting in the heart of Addlestone offers 5 large light filled room and a large garden area that encourages outdoor learning, exploration and play. With excellent commuter links via nearby bus stops and a large onsite car park, our setting provides both convienence for families and a nurturing space for children to thrive. Our caring and professional team is commited to help each child discover their individuality, build independence, and reach their full potential in a safe, inspiring and supportive environment.

We are currently seeking a Nursery Practitioner to join our team. This full-time role requires working 42.5 hours per week, with shifts between 7:30 am and 6:30 pm. The ideal candidate will hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification. Please note, this is a year-round position, as the nursery operates throughout the year and is not term-time only.

Why Join Us?

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

£400 qualification bonus

Referral programme:

Refer a friend and earn upto £750

Employee Childcare Discounts:

75% off nursery fees for our team member’s

Annual Leave:

Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays

Health and Wellbeing Programme:

Confidential employee assistance helpline available

Development:

Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

Excellent Transport Links

As 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 Nursery Practitioner, you will need:

Full and relevant Level 2 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.

The Cherrybrook 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.