Nursery Assistant

Flitwick Day Nursery\n\nHourly: £13.08 per hour (L2 Practitioner)  - £13.58 per hour (L3 Practitioner)\n\nHours: 40 hours per week, we can offer part time - up to 20-30 hours minimum - Monday - Friday, All year round.\n\nFlitwick Day Nursery is excited to welcome a dedicated Level 2/3 Nursery Practitioner to our team on a full-time basis working 40 hours per week. \n\nThe nursery is just a dew minutes from Woburn Centre PARC, only a minute from Flitwick railway station and 9 minutes from Ampthill. Flitwick Day Nursery is perfectly located for your commute to Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Milton Keynes, London and surrounding areas.\n\nRequirements\n\nAs a Nursery Practitioner, you will:\n\nProvide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.\n\nUnderstand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met.\n\nEnsure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and promote these daily in every routine.\n\nMaintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures.\n\nFacilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent.\n\nAttend regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities, changes, developments and regularly review company policies and procedures.\n\nWhat we are looking for:\n\nFull and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification - essential\n\nFluent in written and spoken English - essential\n\nOver 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - desirable\n\nKnowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements – desirable\n\n​\n\nBenefits\n\nWhy Join Us?\n\nAt Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: \n\n· Annual leave: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday\n\n· Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members\n\n· Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline\n\n· Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth\n\n· Pension: Company pension scheme\n\n· Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts\n\n· Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme\n\n· Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support\n\n· Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme\n\nApply now to join our family, fulfil your career where everyone matters and everyone makes a difference.  We look forward to receiving your application!\n\nWe 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.