Early Years Practitioner

Redland- Chippenham Redland Nursery is situated in the grounds of Redland County Primary School in Chippenham, Wiltshire and is registered for 56 places for children aged 0-5 years. We are open 51 weeks of the year. We have three large rooms, each of which lead out to their own enclosed garden offering free-flow play for the children. Our caring staff team leads the practice in the well-equipped rooms in a warm, friendly, and enthusiastic manner. We believe that it is important for the children to have fun and learn at the same time. We work closely with our parents and believe in sharing information to help children develop. We have on-line learning journals (Tapestry) and parents can upload their own special moments in their child’s life as well as seeing how their child settles and develops at nursery each day. What does the job entail? You will be assisting in the provision of a secure, caring and comfortable environment that nurtures the physical, emotional and cognitive development in which children can learn through experiences and to liaise with families, colleagues and professionals for the benefit of the child in the setting. ? ? What skills will the successful candidate need? You will be a qualified L2 or L3 early years educator. We also recruit Apprentices in L2/L3 ? ?What we offer YMCA Brunel Group is an inclusive organisation and the post requires a shared commitment to equality and diversity. · Enhanced annual leave and sickness pay allowance · Paid compassionate and emergency dependant leave · 25 days holiday+ public bank holidays · Access to an employee discount portal with Reward Gateway · Access to an Employee Assistance programme with Health Assured · Cycle to work · 20% discount off the cost of our childcare settings in Wiltshire · All staff get a fully inclusive membership on our health and wellbeing centre in Bath for the heavily discounted price of £15/ month · A corporate discount for our staff at Fusion Lifestyle who have gyms in the Mendip and South Somerset area at £38 rather than £48/month · Access to online gym classes for free ? Location The position is located in our Redland nursery, Chippenham ? Hours 37.5 hrs per week between 8am-5pm ? Contract type Permanent role ? Rate of Pay £12 PH for L3 ? Please find attached below the job description and personal specification for the role: If you would like to apply for any of our current vacancies you will need to fill out one of our application forms on line YMCA Brunel Group is committed to follow safer recruitment guidelines and all candidates will have to demonstrate full employment history, give 2 good references and be DBS checked. In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process