Nursery Practitioner

We are looking for a passionate Early Years Practitioner to join the team at our Rosewood Montessori Day Nursery & Pre School where we have recently increased our salaries to reflect the important of our early years professionals. 16 Myrtle Avenue, Eastcote, HA4 8RZ 40 hours per week Salary - £30,368 per annum Level 3 Childcare Qualification is essential The Rosewood Montessori Day Nursery & Forest School is situated on a peaceful, residential street, conveniently located between Ruislip Manor and Eastcote Train Stations. With convenient on-street parking available directly outside, our nursery is easily accessible for both staff and parents. Why Join Us? As part of the Family First Nurseries network, you’ll have access to great resources, strong professional development and the opportunity to progress into senior roles. We value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: £1000 welcome bonus for all level 3 practitioners Annual Leave: 24 days to start, plus bank holidays and your birthday off – paid! Referral Programme: Refer a friend and earn up to £750 Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members as well as access to wider discount. Health & wellbeing programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available Personal & Professional Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth Company Pension Scheme As a Nursery Practitioner, you will: Ensure that each child’s individual needs are met and a high standard of professional care and education is delivered in a caring, safe and secure environment in which all children can play, learn and develop. Observe, assess and plan an interesting, stimulating and challenging range of early years activities which supports each child’s individual learning and development needs and abilities. Engage as a professional member of the team, exhibiting a flexible attitude and willingness to develop new skills Ensure that company policies and procedures are read, applied, regularly reviewed and adhered to by all Follow risk assessments diligently and report all health and safety matters to management. Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development *Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added. As a Nursery Practitioner, you will need: Full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification - essential Fluent in written and spoken English - essential Over 1 year’ experience of working in Early Years - desirable Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable Apply today and take the next step in your Early Years career where you’ll be supported, appreciated and inspired every day. Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. 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. Rosewood Montessori Day Nursery 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