Nursery Practitioner

Job Title -Nursery Practitioner About the Role

Contract Type: Full time (40 hours). Permanent, all year round.

Salary: from £24,449 to £26,334 dependent on experience and qualifications.

Hours: 8 hour shift within the operational window of 7.00am and 6.00pm.

The Position

The Rocking Horse Nursery, opened in January 2023, is offering an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, motivated, qualified and professional practitioner to join our friendly and experienced team.

The Rocking Horse Nursery provides care for children from 3 months of age, 51 weeks of the year. The setting consists of fully equipped individual rooms for each age range, a large dedicated outside space as well as the use of the beautiful school grounds and access to the petting animals on site.

Qualifications & Responsibilities

The successful candidate must be able to:

• Distribute warm hugs as and when needed.
• Have the confidence to sing (in or out of tune) in front of a crowd.
• Whip up a mud pie in all weathers conditions.
• Drink pretend cups of tea with great enthusiasm.
• Create an inviting and stimulating environment for the children in their care.
• Be prepared to feel loved, special and to become an important person in the lives of many young children and their families.

Benefits

• Lunch provided.
• 29 days' annual leave (including bank holidays) plus Paid Christmas closure.
• Training opportunities, in house and external.
• Career progression.
• Uniform provided.
• Pension scheme.
• On-site parking.
• Enhanced well-being program.

If you feel that you have the skills and qualifications needed to contribute towards making our new Nursery outstanding, we would love to hear from you.