Qualified Nursery Practitioner

Our ideal candidate will be able to…

• Become a dinosaur or princess when required
• Read stories upside down, whilst being interrupted at least 5 times per page
• Rapidly count little human’s heads whilst they’re all moving
• Dance in the rain
• Nose wiping skills are VITAL
• You must be comfortable entering public spaces with unknown substances on your closing (food, glitter, paint etc.)
• The ability to sing is not necessary, but the ability to sing loudly and out of tune in a crowd of children is
• Give warm hugs when necessary

Bonnington House nursery is a large 105 place nursery in Trinity area of Edinburgh. We have 5 playrooms over 2 floors to suit all ages and abilities of the children. The nursery has large garden areas and plenty of nearby outdoor space at Victoria Park which we absolutely love to use, and get out and about.

We have a fabulous staff team who we are looking to add to due to increasing numbers of children attending our setting. We are a popular setting with families nearby and have a strong reputation.
We are looking for fun, enthusiastic individuals with a passion to deliver high quality childcare for our 0-5 children.

Ideally we would love to recruit someone who either would like to work part time (3 days, 27 hours) or full time (4 days, 36 hours) although we have some flexibility in this, for the right person!

We are looking for a full time qualified practitioner who holds a HNC, SVQ 3 or equivalent in childcare, or someone who is looking to begin their training to join our team.

These roles requires the successful applicant to be a key person to a group of children, to complete observations for the children in the playroom, contribute to planning and paperwork. Support and guidance will be given to do this by the setting, room leader and management

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Childcare
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance

Application question(s):

• Do you have your Level 3 in Childcare?

Work Location: In person