Level 3 Qualified Nursery Practitioner
- Employer
- Smarty Pants Day Nursery
- Location
- Plaistow and Stratford
- Salary
- Level 3 Qualified Practitioners £18,000.00 and above depending on qualification and experience.
- Closing date
- 17 Mar 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Qualified Practitioner, Nursery Nurses
- Sector
- Nursery
Job Details
Level 3 Qualified Nursery Practitioner
- Smarty Pants Stratford and Plaistow both graded as Outstanding in 2017 by Ofsted.
- Extensive indoor and outdoor play areas.
- Long serving staff and continual professional development
Smarty Pants Day Nursery is a highly successful day nursery chain rated as outstanding by Ofsted at our two settings based in Stratford and Plaistow in East London. We are seeking to recruit full time and term time only qualified nursery practitioners due to the expansion of our nurseries to work in our baby rooms, toddler rooms and pre-school rooms.
The role involves:
- Maintaining high standards in delivering the revised EYFS to help the children progress according to their developmental needs.
- Working as part of a team as a key person in a caring and nurturing environment.
- Working in partnership with parents and other external professionals to meet the varied needs of the children.
Qualifications and experience:
- Must have a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in order to be considered for the position.
- Recent experience of working in a nursery setting.
- Up to date knowledge and understanding of the revised EYFS.
- You will need to have a good command of spoken and written English.
- An enhanced DBS check will be carried out.
- Previous training, for example in paediatric first aid, safeguarding, SEN, food hygiene, health and safety and first aid at work are advantageous.
What we offer:
- Opportunity to work with a successful nursery
- established in 1995
- A competitive salary
- Termly staff social events
- Company pension scheme
- A friendly working environment
- Continual professional development training – with external consultants and three inset training days each year.
- Employee childcare discounts
- Annual Christmas events
Company
Smarty Pants Day Nursery provides daycare for children from birth to five years. Smarty Pants has been established in Newham since 1995 and operate a chain of two nurseries, one of which is based in Children’s Centre.
As an organisation, we encourage staff development and offer internal and external training opportunities as part of our teams continued professional development. This includes three closure days each year for the staff in our organisation to meet for group training sessions.
The nurseries are run by Jennifer and Sylvia Lewis and is a family owned and orientated organisation. Jennifer, the Finance Director was one of the first people to achieve the EYPS in Newham. Sylvia, the Head of Childcare works closely with the Early Years team in Newham in relation to the continual development of quality daycare provision in the Borough. This includes the development of the key person document which will be an aid to support the role of the key person working in Early Years. Her role also incorporates the implementation of Government Strategies and Quality Assurance to ensure that nurseries are an enabling environment for the children in their care.
The nurseries offer a range of services to meet the varied needs of children, parents and carers. This includes full time and part time care and the provision of the free nursery entitlement for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. We offer advice and support to parents and carers to ensure that they are able to access financial support towards the cost of childcare.
- Telephone
- 020 8471 2620
- Location
-
1 Plashet Road
Plaistow
London
E13 0PZ
GB
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