Level 3 Part time Early Years Practitioner

Job Summary

Itsy Bitsy Nurseries is a warm, home-from-home setting in a beautifully converted stone barn in Middleton Cheney, West Northamptonshire, rated Good by Ofsted. We're a small, close-knit team under new leadership, and we're looking for a qualified Level Three practitioner to join us as soon as possible.

Part time , thirty hours across Monday to Friday 08:00 - 14:30, no weekends. You'll work across our rooms supporting children from nine months to school readiness, following our four-stage curriculum cycle, Spark, Explore, Discover and Extend, where we plan a purposeful starting point and then follow the child's lead.

Responsibilities

• Act as key person to a group of children, building strong relationships with them and their families
• Plan and lead purposeful adult-led starting points, then follow children's interests through our Spark, Explore, Discover and Extend cycle
• Observe, assess and record children's progress, sharing learning with parents through Famly
• Create a safe, engaging environment across the room, including set-up, tidy-away and resource care
• Support children's personal care, mealtimes and sleep routines in line with our policies
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of every child, reporting any concerns promptly through CPOMS to our Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Work as part of the room team to maintain ratios, supervision and daily routines
• Support and mentor apprentices and less experienced colleagues in day-to-day practice
• Take part in team meetings, in-house training and your own continuing professional development

Experience

• Essential
• Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification

Desirable

• Paediatric first aid certificate
• Food hygiene certificate
• Experience using Famly, CPOMS or Connecteam
• Experience mentoring apprentices or less experienced staffJoin us as an Operations Manager to lead with energy, inspire your team, and drive operational success! Your expertise will help shape an engaging shopping experience while fostering a vibrant workplace culture built on leadership, communication, and teamwork.
• Experience working with children in a nursery or early years setting
• Sound working knowledge of the EYFS statutory framework
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection, and confidence in raising concerns
• Experience as a key person, including observation, assessment and next steps
• Good communication skills with children, families and colleagues
• Available to start within four weeks
• Willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check

Pay: £20,280.00-£21,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Work Location: In person