Nursery Practitioner – Bearwood Bournemouth, England
Job description
We are looking for a unique Early Years Educator here at our lovely Tops Bearwood nursery, which has replaced what used to be the Bearwood Convenience Store on Magna Road.
Tops Day Nurseries has created a top quality, secure eco-day nursery close to transport links and within the local community.
The 55 place nursery caters for children aged between 3 months – 4 years old, as well as running exter-curricular activities such as a Hi 5’s afterschool club, a Holiday Club for children up to the age of 7, cooking school, boogie mites, and more!
Here at Tops Day Nurseries, we operate flexible working for all of our colleagues, to support personal or family commitments. Included in our flexible working arrangements, colleagues have the option to compress their hours, where you have the chance to keep your current contracted hours but to work them over shorter periods to allow an additional day off to spend with family and friends or just have a day-off for yourself. All flexible working request will be considered in line with our flexible working policy.
If you want to play a pivotal role in educating the next generation in an award winning, sustainable day nursery… join our family today!
Benefits:
- Health & Wellbeing. We know that sometimes life can be a bit tricky, or you might need a little guidance and support. We offer Counselling session, Yoga Therapy, Mental Health First Aider on call, private medical scheme and so much more!
- Relocation Packages. You love the role, but distance is the problem, do Not panic! We are offering to support successful candidate up to £3000 relocation packages (for Room Managers and above)
- Childcare Discounts. It is not always easy to cover the costs of childcare, so we are really pleased to offer you a generous up to 60% discount within Tops Day Nurseries to support your family’s needs.
- Birthdays Off. Sure, Birthdays with colleagues can be fun but we give you the day off to celebrate, YOU! Plus, the longer you collaborate with Tops Day Nurseries, the more your holiday entitlement grows.
- Bank Holiday: There is an option for you to either take the day off or even better why not earn extra money by working on bank holidays.
…. AND MUCH MORE!
To have access to our full list of benefits click here.
Duties:
- Support and promote children’s early education and development
- Plan and provide effective care, teaching and learning that enables children to progress and prepares them for school
- You must be brave and innovative. Don't follow the crowd, do what makes you proud.
- Make accurate and productive use of assessment
- You will preferably have a little quirkiness – If a child request that you be an astronaut navigating a rocketship full of dinosaurs through out of space, you will be the best astronaut you can be!
- Develop effective and informed practice
- Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children
- Must not be afraid to dance in the rain, make mud pies, build sandcastles in the snow and explore the local environment.
- Work in partnership with the key person, colleagues, parents and carers or other professionals
- Be passioned about sustainability and caring for the environment
Minimum requirement:
A minimum of a Level 2 Early Years Qualification is required. All successful candidate will be subject to safety checks, including a full-completed Application Form and a DBS Checks.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues and applications. Individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
- Up to 60% discount for Childcare within Tops Day Nurseries
- A flexible option to work 4 days week
- Relocation packages available
- Annual pay review
- 29 days annual holiday entitlement (pro rata)
- Company pension
- Great career progression
- Continuous in-house and external training opportunities
- Regular supervisions
- An eco-friendly company with BCorp accreditation
- Uniform Provided
