Position: Qualified Nursery Practitioner
Location: Christchurch, Dorset
Type: Ongoing Temporary Assignment
Start Date: Immediate
Pay Rate: £13.09 - £14 per hour
Hours: Shifts between 7:30/8:00/8:30 am and 4:00/5:00/6:00 pm, depending on scheduling requirements.
Role:
We need a dedicated and enthusiastic Level 3 Early Years Practitioner to provide cover in a nursery setting within the Christchurch area. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in maintaining a clean, organised, and child-friendly environment, while supervising and engaging in daily activities that promote the development and well-being of young children.
Responsibilities:
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Support the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, ensuring a high standard of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care for all children in the nursery.
Support the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, ensuring a high standard of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care for all children in the nursery.
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Maintain a safe, clean, and stimulating environment that supports learning and development.
Maintain a safe, clean, and stimulating environment that supports learning and development.
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Supervise and engage in age-appropriate activities, fostering a nurturing atmosphere that encourages exploration and growth.
Supervise and engage in age-appropriate activities, fostering a nurturing atmosphere that encourages exploration and growth.
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Observe, assess, and record each child's progress, sharing these findings with parents and colleagues to support individual development plans.
Observe, assess, and record each child's progress, sharing these findings with parents and colleagues to support individual development plans.
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Collaborate with colleagues to plan and implement activities that meet the diverse needs and interests of the children.
Collaborate with colleagues to plan and implement activities that meet the diverse needs and interests of the children.
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Ensure compliance with all safeguarding policies and procedures, promoting the welfare of all children in your care.
Ensure compliance with all safeguarding policies and procedures, promoting the welfare of all children in your care.
Requirements:
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Hold a Level 3 qualification in Childcare or Early Years Education (essential).
Hold a Level 3 qualification in Childcare or Early Years Education (essential).
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Possess prior experience in a nursery setting, either in a permanent or temporary capacity.
Possess prior experience in a nursery setting, either in a permanent or temporary capacity.
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Demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding practices; Prospero Teaching offers a complimentary safeguarding course for those who have not completed training within the last 12 months.
Demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding practices; Prospero Teaching offers a complimentary safeguarding course for those who have not completed training within the last 12 months.
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Exhibit strong behaviour management skills and the ability to create a positive learning environment.
Exhibit strong behaviour management skills and the ability to create a positive learning environment.
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Hold the right to work in the UK.
Hold the right to work in the UK.
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Possess an enhanced DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to undergo a new application.
Possess an enhanced DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to undergo a new application.
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Provide two professional references related to childcare.
Provide two professional references related to childcare.
Benefits:
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Opportunity to work in a supportive and dynamic nursery environment.
Opportunity to work in a supportive and dynamic nursery environment.
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Competitive hourly pay rate.
Competitive hourly pay rate.
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Access to free professional development courses, including safeguarding training.
Access to free professional development courses, including safeguarding training.
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Dedicated support from our experienced consultants.
Dedicated support from our experienced consultants.
Application Process:
If you are a qualified Nursery Practitioner passionate about early childhood education and meet the above criteria, we invite you to apply. Please submit your up-to-date CV, ensuring any employment gaps longer than three months are explained.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references are required for this post.