Nursery Practitioner

Coton Day Nursery
Level 3 Nursery Practitioner

Hourly Rate: £15.01 per hour

Hours: Up to 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday (8:00am - 6:00pm)

Coton Day Nursery is a small, warm, and homely setting located in the beautiful village of Coton, Cambridgeshire. Based on Whitwell Way within the grounds of Coton CoE Primary School, we provide a nurturing environment where children can learn, grow, and thrive.

We welcome candidates who are looking to progress into a Room Leader role, with opportunities for development subject to experience and discussion during the interview.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide stimulating, purposeful experiences, environments, and resources that support children's age and stage of development.
• Understand and ensure compliance with the statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.
• Maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the nursery and promote these standards in daily practice.
• Support the smooth running of the nursery while ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and happiness of children, staff, and families.
• Maintain professional relationships at all times and report any complaints or concerns to management in line with company policies and procedures.
• Undertake additional duties as required to support the nursery team and operational needs.

Requirements Requirements and Skills:

• 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

Benefits Why Join Us?

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

Annual leave: 24 days' holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday

Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members

Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline

Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth

Pension: Company pension scheme

Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts

Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme

Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support

Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme

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.

Coton 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.