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Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK \n As an Early Years Educator, you will play a leading role in fostering the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children at Busy Bees. Join a company that values high-quality education and provides ample growth opportunities. \n About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. \n Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee Curious curriculum, designed to foster curiosity and confidence in young learners. \n Our Charitable Commitment Through our partnership with BBC Children in Need, we offer fantastic opportunities for community involvement and fundraising to support children's lives. About our Nursery Gillingham Brompton, rated Good by Ofsted, is a welcoming nursery with a capacity of 98 children, situated in a two-floor building featuring three to four rooms, all on one level. We have four large gardens and provide essential items such as nappies and wipes for added convenience. Our nursery works closely with local emergency services and is located near Chatham and Gillingham nurseries, with convenient access to local bus stops, particularly supporting army families around the barracks. We boast a longstanding staff team that is dedicated to providing a supportive environment for all families, with large rooms, a separate parent room, and a sensory room designed to enhance children's development. Busy Bees Benefits \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • Ongoing professional development and career progression\n, • Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers\n, • Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)\n, • Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!\n, • 25% childcare discount\n, • Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus\n, • Menopause support through Peppy\n, • Financial support through Salary Finance\n, • Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders\n, • Cycle to Work scheme\n, • Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon\n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Assist in planning and delivering educational activities that promote children's development.\n, • Create a safe, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment.\n, • Take on the role of Key Person, fostering b partnerships with children and their families.\n, • Track and report on children's progress through observations and assessments.\nWhat We’re Looking For:, • Level 2 qualification in early years education/childcare., • Experience working with children under 5., • Empathy and understanding – each child is unique., • Strong communication and organisational skills.You may have previous experience working with children, ideally as an Early Years Educator, Nursery Practitioner, Nursery Assistant or Nursery Nurse. Start your rewarding career in early childhood education today—apply now!

Kloisters Kindergarten & pre-school Kent ME1 2UR Nursery Practitioner Level 3 Salary £31,847.40 Per Annum - Hours - 45 hours At Kloisters, we provide a stimulating and engaging atmosphere where learning is seamlessly integrated into everyday life. Our approach ensures that every child has access to a wide range of enriching experiences, helping them to explore, grow, and develop to their full potential. We work within a carefully designed framework that upholds the highest standards of care and education, guaranteeing quality opportunities for both children and their families. At Kloisters, we believe in creating a supportive environment where learning is not just encouraged, but celebrated, fostering a love for discovery in all that we do. Why Join Us? At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: • Generous Annual Leave: 20 days to start, 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, • Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff and families, • Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures *Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added. As Nursery Practitioner, you will need: • Full and relevant Level 2/3 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 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. Kloisters Kinderarten and Preschool 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.