Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford London Road 

Salary: £28,267 per annum

Just Imagine Day Nursery in Wickford (London Road) is
excited to offer a rare opportunity for a Level 3 Nursery Practitioner to
join our dedicated team full-time.

In our latest Ofsted report, Wickford London Road received
praise for the strong support from our manager, who was noted for being
"responsive and listening to staff" and "reflective of staff's
practice, continuously striving to improve their knowledge and skills."
Come join our team, where you’ll be supported in your role, encouraged to
strive for excellence, and given opportunities for growth and career
development.

The nursery is open from 7:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday
and you would be required to work shifts between these times, 40 hours per
week. 

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a
comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual
  Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and
  bank holidays 
  
• Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
  
• Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
  
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career
  growth
  

Nursery Practitioner main duties and responsibilities:

• 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.
  
• Facilitate
  a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments
  and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent
  
• Attend
  regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities,
  changes, developments and regularly review company policies and
  procedures.
  

Requirements and skills:

• Full
  and relevant Level 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.

Just Imagine Day Nursery Wickford London Road 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.