Job title - Nursery Practitioner - Baby Room

Location - LewesJob Type - Permanent, Full Time Qualifications - Level 3 in Early Years Start Date - ASAP Your new company The nursery is a medium-sized setting operating within the hours of 8am until 6pm. There is space within the nursery for an outdoor classroom, playground, green spaces and a forest school opposite. The nursery has good transport links to Brighton and Hove, is a short walk from the train station and has on-site parking. The nursery is looking for a confident and friendly individual to engage children, oversee the development of your key children. Our nursery has an incredibly supportive and educational approach, passionate about developing its staff and actively promoting career development from within the nursery. Your new roleIn your role, you will be responsible for being the Room Lead in the Baby Room setting in the nursery, having the responsibility of building a relationship with staff, children and their family. You will engage children in learning and help them to develop and learn new skills and independence. We try to keep paperwork to a minimum so that you can spend as much time as possible making a difference to your key children's lives. You will be assisting with the day to day running of the classes, supporting the children and using your initiative to help them succeed. What you'll need to succeed You will need to have worked within a nursery/primary/pre-prep environment in the last 2 years, and that can provide a reference. You need to have a clean, enhanced DBS check on the updated service or, if not, the nursery will run an enhanced DBS check for you. You need to be flexible and, most importantly, have a fun personality that the children will be able to engage with.

• Level 3 Qualification deemed full and relevant within Early Years
• Previous experience and good knowledge of EYFS
• Experience as or willingness to learn to be a key person with daily contact with children's parents
• 35-40 hour working weeks

What you'll get in returnRewards and Benefits:

• Market-leading pay and loan facilities
• 37-40 hour working weeks
• 28 days annual leave plus 2 wellbeing days
• Comprehensive induction
• Continuous training programmes
• Company Pension

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