Cherryvale Nursery 

Level 3 Nursery Practitioner 

22 hours per week

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 

Salary: £15,707.12 per annum

Cherryvale Nursery is a

warm and welcoming nursery located in the heart of Ash Vale. We are currently expanding our team and looking for a dedicated Nursery Practitioner to join us. Our setting offers the convenience of onsite parking, as well as excellent public transport links, with Ash Vale station nearby and bus stops just outside.Our nursery features large, light-filled rooms that create a bright and engaging environment for children. We are also proud of our newly refurbished garden, providing a safe and stimulating outdoor space where children can explore, play, and develop.

We are currently seeking a Nursery Practitioner to join our team. This part-time role requires working 22 hours per week, with shifts from 8:30am-6pm. The ideal candidate will hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification. Please note, this is a year-round position, as the nursery operates throughout the year and is not term-time only.

Why Join Us?

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

• Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn upto £750
  
• Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
  
• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
  
• Health and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
  
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
  
• Excellent Transport Links
  

As 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, reviewed regularly 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 Nursery Practitioner, you will need:

• 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.

Cherryvale 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.