Nursery on the Green

Level 3 Nursery Practitioner 

40 hours per week

Monday - Friday, All year round

Salary: £31,183.10 per annum 

Nursery on the Green is a warm, welcoming nursery conveniently located on Chase side, just a short walk from Enfield Chase train station - ideal for both staff and visitors to commute. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted, the nursery features bright, spacious rooms designed to inspire exploration and development in every child. Complementing the indoor spaces is a large, secure garden equipped with a climbing frame and slide, providing plenty of opportunities for safe and stimulating outdoor play. 

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 8:00 am and 6:00 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 Recognition Bonus
  
• Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn up-to £750
  
• Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members’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 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, regularly reviewed 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.

Nursery on the Green 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.