Job title - Nursery Practitioner Job Type - Permanent, Full Time
Qualifications - Level 3 in Early Years
Location - Uckfield
Start Date - ASAP
Your new company
The nursery is a medium-sized setting operating within the hours of 8am until 6pm. There is space within the nursery for an outdoor classroom, playground, green spaces and a forest school opposite. The nursery is located in Uckfield and has local bus and train transport links. The nursery is looking for a confident and friendly individual to engage children and oversee the development of your key children. There is an incredibly supportive and educational approach, passionate about developing its staff and actively promoting career development from within the nursery.
Your new role
In your role, you will be responsible for being a Nursery Practitioner in the nursery, having the responsibility of building a relationship with staff, children and their family. You will engage children in learning and help them to develop and learn new skills and independence. We try to keep paperwork to a minimum so that you can spend as much time as possible making a difference to your key children's lives. You will be responsible for key children in the room, undertaking observations, communicating with parents, supporting the children and using your initiative to help them succeed.
What you'll need to succeed
You will need to have worked within a nursery/primary/pre-prep environment in the last 2 years, and that can provide a reference. You need to have a clean, enhanced DBS check on the updated service or, if not, the nursery will run an enhanced DBS check for you. You need to be flexible and, most importantly, have a fun personality that the children will be able to engage with.
* Level 3 Qualification deemed full and relevant within Early Years
* Previous experience and good knowledge of EYFS
* Experience of or willingness to learn to be a key person in daily contact with children's parents
What you'll get in return
* Market-leading pay and loan facilities
* 37-40 hour working weeks
* 28 days annual leave plus 2 wellbeing days
* Comprehensive induction
* Continuous training programmes
* Company Pension
* Ongoing training opportunities and professional development
What you need to do now
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