Nursery Practitioner

Position: Nursery Practitioner - Level 3 Qualified

Pay: £13.90 per hour (£27,466.40 per annum pro rata)

Location: Muddy Puddles Nursery, Norwich

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours per week: up to 38 hours per week

Work Pattern: worked part time as part of a rota, up to 4 days per week over 52 weeks of the year

Are you passionate about nurturing young minds and creating a fun, engaging environment for children to thrive? Muddy Puddles Nursery in Norwich is looking for Nursery Practitioners to join our dynamic team! If you love working with children aged 3 months to 5 years and want to make a real difference in their early years, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Why You'll Love Working With Us

• Creative Freedom: Help design and deliver exciting activities that support children's development.
• Supportive Team: Work alongside experienced professionals who are dedicated to providing the best care.
• Positive Environment: Foster strong relationships with parents and carers, and be part of a community that values diversity and inclusion.
• Professional Growth: Access to ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance your skills.

Your Role

As a Nursery Practitioner, you'll assist in creating a stimulating and safe environment for children, act as a keyworker, observing and recording each child's progress, promote healthy eating, and ensure the wellbeing of all children. You'll follow safeguarding procedures to keep our little ones safe and collaborate with parents and carers to support each child's development.

More information can be found in the Nursery Practitioner - Job Description

What We're Looking For

• A genuine passion for working with children.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework.
• A commitment to maintaining a clean and safe environment.
• Flexibility and a positive attitude.
• Level 3 Qualified Early Years professionals

The Organisation

At YMCA Norfolk we are hope filled, inspiring and empowering.

We aim to offer meaningful opportunities to make a difference in the lives of young people. We place young people at the heart of all we do and are committed to building an organisation that is responsive to the needs of young people within our community.

As a value-driven organisation we want our identity to run through everything we do, so we aim to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for not only the young people we serve but our staff too. Working at YMCA Norfolk is an opportunity to be a part of an organisation which is challenging, innovative, rewarding and most importantly fun!

For more information on this role, please contact ***email_hidden***.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan
• 34 days (pro rata) per annum inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays
• An additional day of annual leave (pro rata) awarded after 5 and 10 years of continuous Long Service
• Access to contributory stakeholder pension scheme after 3 months
• Health and wellbeing events and activities
• Family friendly policies
• In service training opportunities and bursaries investing in your development
• Annual staff day and staff awards to celebrate our successes
• Death in service benefit of 2 x annual salary
• Regular line management and support
• Staff discount at Williams Kitchen Café, Explorers Soft Play & Muddy Puddles Nursery

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

YMCA Norfolk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Enhanced DBS check prior to starting employment.

Written references will be obtained for the successful candidate that will cover the previous 5 years of employment. The successful candidate will be advised that an offer of employment is subject to us obtaining a minimum of two references which are satisfactory to YMCA Norfolk. Character references may be sought where it is not possible to obtain employment references.

YMCA Norfolk will consider all applications, however this role does not meet the salary requirements for sponsorship.

If you require an alternative method of applying, or documents in a different format, please email our HR Team via ***email_hidden***