Nursery: Brimpton House Day Nursery, 59 High Street, Kelvedone, Colchester, CO5 9AE

Salary : Level 3 - £13.01 per hour 

Hours : 40 hours per week

Brimpton House is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Level 3 Practitioner to join the team and inspire creativity and excellence every day. Brimpton House Day Nursery, rated Outstanding by Ofsted (February 2020), is located on Kelvedon High Street, near to local shops and houses.

Why Join Us?

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

• Generous Annual Leave: 24 days plus bank holidays and your birthday off – paid!
• Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees for your little ones
• Health & Wellbeing Support: Confidential employee assistance helpline
• Career Growth: Personalised learning and development opportunities
• Refer a Friend: Earn up to £750 with our referral scheme* .

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.
• Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures.
• Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent.
• Attend regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities, changes, developments and regularly review company policies and procedures.

What we are looking for:

• Full and relevant Level 3 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

Apply now to join our family, fulfill your career where everyone matters and everyone makes a difference.  We look forward to receiving your application!

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.

Brimpton House 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