Senior Flexi Nursery Practitioner

OVERVIEW

Are you an experienced, passionate Early Years Practitioner looking for a new and exciting challenge? If yes, then our Senior Flexi Practitioner role has lots to offer you!

We are seeking dynamic and versatile individuals to join our team and create magical learning environments for our children across the Wishford Nurseries. You will be allocated a ‘home’ Nursery but be expected to travel to our other settings when required, offering you the chance to work with a larger staff team, experience greater variety in your workplace and the opportunity to deliver a wider variety of activities within your working week.

Each of our day nurseries, Learning Curve Day Nursery & Heathcote House Nursery, has its own distinctive character and ethos, so we can guarantee that no two days will ever be the same!

Hours, Salary & Benefits:

Hours: Full time and part time opportunities available, but a minimum of 20 hours is required per week.

Salary: Up to £13.00 per hour/£13,520.00 pa depending on experience & qualifications. Salary due to increase April 2025.

Benefits:

• 5% employer pension
• EV scheme with Octopus
• Cycle to work scheme and shopping discounts
• Means tested staff discount of 50%
• Accrued paid holidays + bank holidays
• Access to the group’s counselling scheme
• Access to fully funded apprenticeships, up to L7
• Discretionary Christmas stand down
• Personal accident at work cover
• Contribution to mileage and paid travel time between sites

Skills:

• An excellent understanding of the EYFS curriculum
• Experience in planning inspiring activities for children aged 0-5
• Have a completed Early Years Level qualification (Level 3 or above)
• Be confident in creating a stimulating environment that enables children to become confident learners
• Excellent communicator with the ability to build strong relationships with our children, parents and staff

Responsibilities:

• To plan and deliver a range of age-appropriate activities focusing on individual child’s interests
• To ensure a safe, stimulating environment is maintained for children while overseeing the implementation of activities
• To work alongside the staff team to ensure that you are helping to fulfil the ethos of each Nursery
• To work with all staff in promoting good staff practices and ensure the safety of the children and their environment
• To liaise with and fully support your room leader
• To ensure that all child development records are updated, where applicable
• To discreetly attend to young children’s toileting needs
• To agree to the policies and procedures and carry them out to the best of your ability
• To adhere to all nursery policies on safeguarding, health and safety and food hygiene etc.

Please take a look at our candidate pack for further details.

Application Form

Candidate Pack

If you need any assistance with applying for the role or further questions, please email Molly.Rees@Wishford.co.uk.