Senior Nursery Practitioner
5 days ago
Colchester
Nursery: Chestnut House Kindergarten, 45 Mill Road, Colchester \n\n Salary: £27,995 per annum \n\n Hours: 40 hours, Monday to Friday \n\n Chestnut House Kindergarten, a cherished and tight-knit nursery, is looking for a Level 3 Qualified Practitioner to join our wonderful team! Chestnut House is a well-established nursery within the community with a glowing reputation and long standing team members ranging up to 20 years’ service, offering exceptional staff progression and development opportunities suited to you as an individual, wellbeing support and a culture of togetherness. The nursery is a 65 place setting made up of 8 cosy welcoming rooms across the 0-5 year old age group. \n\n Why Join Us? \n\n At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: \n\n\n\t • £750 Welcome Bonus: A warm start to your journey with us*\n\t, • £400 Qualification Bonus: For all Level 3 Practitioners, paid after just 6 months!*\n\t, • Generous Annual Leave: 20 days to start, plus bank holidays and your birthday off – paid!\n\t, • Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees for your little ones\n\t, • Health & Wellbeing Support: Confidential employee assistance helpline\n\t, • Career Growth: Personalised learning and development opportunities\n\t, • Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development\n\t, • Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development\n\t, • Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality\n\t, • Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency\n\t, • Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff\n\t, • Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file\n\t, • Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times\n\t, • Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential\n\t, • Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years - Essential\n\t, • Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position - Desirable\n\t, • Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable\n\t, • Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential\n\t