Qualified and Unqualified Practitioner
Kindred Nurseries, United Kingdom
Job Description
*Nursery Practitioner
*Level 2/3 or Unqualified
*Ful-time - 40 hours per week
Can you trek through a forest tray of little dinosaurs? Can you build the snuggest of dens? Can you ride a horse across the rolling valleys of the playground? Can you find the rainbow in the puddle? Can you go for a bear hunt in the woods? Can you find natures magical moments? The shriek of ‘wow’, the gasp of ‘how’, that’s us. Creating the ‘how’ and the ‘wow’ in every moment.
We are a family of inspiring nurseries and preschools with a distinct home from home environment. By creating days filled with unique moments and opportunities, we are able to truly enrich a child’s development during their 0-5 years. Our mission is to create inspiring worlds full of awe and wonder for little ones to grow and thrive in.
Our values are at the centre of everything we do;
We are Always Learning Always seeking out those moments to develop myself and others
We are Inspirational Creating magic in every action
We have a Family Feel Passionate about making everyone feel part of our incredible family
Our staff are constantly developing themselves through the unique Kindred training academy and we hold ‘Top 20 Nursery Group 2018’ award with recently winning National Nursery Manager of the Year.
We are looking for a competent early years practitioner Full-time (40 hours per week) for our Kindred Nursery in Odstock to join the family and to be part of the magic.
Responsibilities:
- To maintain children’s profiles, registers and other paperwork
- Work closely with parents/carers as partners to build good relationships and offering support when necessary
- To work as part of a team providing a safe, stimulating and educational environment for the children to learn, play and develop
- To set the room up in accordance with planning and adjust as necessary e.g. a change of activity due to no interest
- To complete observations on allocated key children
- Be a key worker taking overall responsibility for your children’s care, welfare and learning
- Use observations to complete termly achievement reports to share with parents/carers
- Maintain to a high standard individual children’s learning journeys at all times.
- Ensure close supervision of children at all times, children should always be in ear or eye shot of an adult
- Assist in planning, developing and setting up inspiring, enabling environment both indoors and outdoors
What you need
- A relevant childcare qualification at Level 2 or 3 (we are also looking for unqualified practitioner)
- A positive can-do attitude
- A true passion for Early Years and Childcare
We will give you
- Enhanced holidays to take your well-deserved break, plus no work on your birthday
- Company sick pay to support you when you are under the weather
- Discounted childcare to enable your children to be part of the magic
- Awards, bonuses, health care plans, employee assistance schemes, flexible benefits
- Training and development through the unique Kindred training academy
- Strong support system from Managers, Deputy managers and all the staff team
- and of course, a great place to work
A child’s world is fresh, new and beautiful and full of excitement. Do you want to be part of it?
As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in our care, the successful candidate is expected to undergo an enhanced DBS check.