Nursery Practitioner
Setting: Monkey Puzzle Horsham
Salary: Starting from: L2: £26,000 / L3: £ 27,000 (dependent of qualification(s) and experience)
Hours: 40 Hours per week - This role is not a Term Time only position.
£200 Welcome Bonus on a successful completion on your probation.
Join our caring, welcoming and supportive team at Monkey Puzzle Horsham.
Why Us?
As part of Monkey Puzzle Horsham, you will be joining our caring, welcoming and supportive team.
Our vision is to inspire change through excellence in childcare, creating a positive impact for generations to come. For over 20 years we have been providing children the highest quality of care with unlimited opportunities to grow, learn and develop in our safe and secure environments for.
People matter at Monkey Puzzle and as a part of our team you will benefit from:
· Continued opportunities for professional growth and access to our engaging online training platform
· Flexible hours and an understanding that work needs to work for you
· Free parking
· Childcare discount
· Access to free counselling services
· Free meals
· Company wide events
· A wellbeing focused leadership team
· Competitive salary
· 2 annual inset training days
· £1000 refer a friend scheme
Why you?
· You will be able to work closely with the nursery management team to support room based staff
· You are able to promote a high standard of quality within the nursery
· You have fantastic organisation skills
· You are able to work as part of a team
· You have a positive attitude and creative ideas to inspire learning
· You have good verbal and written communication skills
· You will be able to establish and maintain professional positive working relationships with colleagues, parents and carers as well as outside agencies
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Hear from one of our Early Years Practitioners, Zaira:
I enjoy learning new skills and knowledge. I love to watch children grow to become individuals full of pure happiness and independence. I’ve always wanted to work with children so the fact I’m living and breathing this everyday whilst learning new skills to further myself is something I am so grateful for.
Monkey Puzzle supports me in my growth with monthly quizzes on everyday practices and policies to ensure we are on top of our game. The nursery has supported me through my Level 3 qualification along with my personal development and career aspirations, internal promotions, and staff meetings that involve the training needs of the staff.
I really feel my leadership and management take the time to value us as a team and our opinions. This has made a huge difference to me. I would like to achieve higher qualifications and be an effective Room Leader as I start my journey in this role.
It’s fun being in childcare, it can be challenging and stressful at times being around groups of children, meaning you need patience, but what job doesn’t require this? You’re with children all day – have fun and enjoy seeing them grow and develop. It’s a really rewarding role to be in.
We can't wait to hear from you soon!
Safeguarding Statement
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to Keeping children safe; therefore, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record Disclosure and Barred check to be undertaken. All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. All candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions, you may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked
against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your employment commences.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £24,420.00 per year
Benefits:
- Childcare
- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Horsham RH13 6SQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Level 2 or higher childcare qualification? (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person