Senior Nursery Practitioner

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Southgate is an established and thriving day nursery located next to Southgate underground station. We are part of an award winning chain of nurseries with over 60 nurseries located nationwide.

We are currently looking for a fun and enthusiastic childcare professional to join our team as a Senior Nursery Practitioner

Why Us?

People matter at Monkey Puzzle and as a part of our team you will benefit from:

• Competitive Salary with on-going reviews
• Excellent career progression opportunities within an award-winning nursery group
• Competitive benefits package, including pension
• 28 days annual leave, plus additional service-related holidays and benefits
• Ongoing training and professional development
• A stable staffing model with no reliance on bank or agency staff
• Length of service bonuses, additional holidays plus more

The role requires:

• Supporting your team to grow and perform at a high standard, whilst ensuring that all legislation and EYFS frameworks are adhered to
• Engaging with your team to create inspirational, creative and effective learning environments in line with the needs of the children and the nursery
• Team working, we are a lovely family feel nursery and we strive for happiness for our people
• Ensuring the safety and welfare of children through a confident knowledge of safeguarding processes and procedures
• Implementation of the EYFS with a good understanding of child development
• Reporting issues of concern to a senior team member or relevant services
• Partnership working with parents and our partners to ensure our children thrive
• Positive attitude with children, parents, colleagues and visitors to maintain our happy nursery
• Clear and accurate record keeping and report writing
• Promoting a high standard of quality within the nursery including practice, environment and resources in line with our nursery expectations

Essentials

• Minimum full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification
• Safeguarding knowledge
• Candidates must be able to work 40hrs per week on a shift rota basis between 07:30-18:30

Safeguarding Statement

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to Keeping children safe; therefore, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record Disclosure and Barred check to be undertaken. All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.  All candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions, you may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.  If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your employment commences.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount

Application question(s):

• Please confirm you can work 40hrs per week Monday to Friday
• Please confirm your highest childcare qualification?

Work Location: In person