Senior Nursery Practitioner
hace 4 días
Addlestone
🍒 Nursery Third in Charge – Cherrywood Nursery \n📍 Location: Cemetery Pales, Pirbright, GU24 0JT \n🕒 Contract: Permanent | 34 hours per week \n💰 Hourly Rate: £13.72 \n\n 🎉 Welcome Bonus: £1,000 (paid after 6 months) \n🎓 Qualification Bonus: £400 (paid after 6 months) \n\n🌿 Lead with Heart at Cherrywood Nursery\n\n Step into a leadership role where your experience and passion for early years education will truly shine. Cherrywood Nursery, located in the picturesque village of Pirbright, offers a modern, open-plan setting with exceptional facilities designed to spark curiosity and nurture development. \n\n Our standout features include: \n\n\n\t • A calming sensory room and exciting soft play area\n\t, • Expansive outdoor gardens with a vegetable patch, sensory garden, and outdoor learning spaces\n\t, • A dedicated outdoor classroom with climbing frames\n\t, • Five age-specific rooms with tailored resources\n\t, • A cosy sleep room and modern changing/toileting facilities\n\t, • On-site kitchen with fresh, homemade meals prepared daily\n\n\n💖 Why You’ll Love Working With Us\n\n\n\t, • £1,000 Welcome Bonus – A warm and rewarding start\n\t, • £400 Qualification Bonus – Celebrate your Level 3 expertise after 6 months\n\t, • Generous Annual Leave – 24 days + your birthday off + bank holidays\n\t, • Childcare Discount – 75% off nursery fees for your own children\n\t, • Health & Wellbeing Support – Confidential helpline access\n\t, • Career Development – Tailored training and clear progression pathways\n\t, • Pension Scheme – Competitive and secure\n\t, • Referral Bonuses – Help us grow and earn rewards\n\t, • Free Onsite Parking\n\t, • Team Events & Celebrations – Socials, team-building, and fun throughout the year\n\t, • Career Progression Opportunities – Within a supportive and forward-thinking nursery group\n\n\n🌈 Your Role as Nursery Third in Charge\n\n\n\t, • Lead by example, creating enriching experiences and environments for children\n\t, • Support the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of every child\n\t, • Guide and mentor staff, ensuring high-quality observations and learning journals via EyLog\n\t, • Promote a strong key person approach and help identify training needs\n\t, • Maintain accurate records using EyMan and ensure compliance with EYFS\n\t, • Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families at all times\n\t, • ✅ Full and relevant Level 3 Childcare Qualification – Essential\n\t, • ✅ 1+ year experience in Early Years – Essential\n\t, • ➕ 6+ months in a senior role – Desirable\n\t, • ➕ Knowledge of EYFS & Ofsted standards – Desirable\n\t, • ➕ Montessori experience – Desirable\n\t