Part Time Early Years Practitioner
Barleylands Farm Day Nursery - Part of the Farm Day Nurseries group
JOIN OUR BRAND NEW IDYLLIC FARM BASED DAY NURSERY @ BARLEYLANDS FARM!
Farm Day Nurseries Ltd is a leading early years education provider. Offering a warm, nurturing environment where passionate educators help children thrive through nature-based learning onsite at our stunning day nursery settings, based on award winning farm parks.
Joining our team means becoming part of a supportive, forward-thinking company that values professional growth, creativity, and a genuine love for childhood development.
Offering a unique environment and learning experiences for the children in our care, our ethos is focused on outdoor learning, natural materials and resources and following a “child led” learning approach. We are excited to announce that our 96 place day nursery at Barleylands Farm in Billericay is now open, and we are looking for an experienced and confident Early Years Educator to join us on a part time basis, working in our "under 2's room" at this unique, farm based setting.
We can offer the following part time hours:
- 5 x afternoons (1:30pm-6:30pm)
Come and visit us, and see for yourself what makes us so special!
Benefits
We offer an attractive salary and benefits package including:
- 50% off childcare – from day one with us!
- Wellbeing ambassadors in all our settings, to look after your health and wellbeing
- WPA "NHS Top up" - including a 24/7 helpline, access to private doctors appointments, money back on healthcare expenses
- Tastecard for all permanent staff - Offering up to 50% off various restaurants, cafes, take aways, cinema tickets & days out.
- Free lunches and drinks every day for our staff
- Multiple free tickets into Barleylands Farm - worth up to £600 per year!
- 28 days annual holiday, increasing with service up to 33 days
- Refer a friend bonus up to £500 per referral - no limit on the number of referrals you can make!
- An open door management policy across all of our settings – You should always feel like you can come and talk to us.
- Access to various training courses, and ongoing progression and development opportunities
- Regular staff/team outings and celebrations – let your hair down, you deserve it!
- Free staff uniform – comfortable polo shirts, and a coat for outdoors!
- Enhanced NEST Pension scheme for all staff – for a comfortable future retirement!
- Monthly staff lotteries and employee of the month – it could be you!
- Length of service awards and gifts – recognising your loyalty!
- Staff awards ceremony - with prizes worth up to £500!
- Staff summer bbq, and Christmas party
- Extra little “thank you” gifts for Valentines, Easter, Staff appreciation day, Christmas and other special annual days!
- Relocation packages – If you fancy a change of scenery?
- Cycle to work scheme – we will help you buy your new bike!
- Free parking
Qualifications and Skills
We are looking for passionate Early Years Educators, who are looking to get their teeth into a new challenge. You will be motivated to hit the ground running and add value to our fun and hard working team. You will thrive in a busy environment, and always be on hand with new ideas and activities.
You will be confident in all areas of the EYFS and implement accordingly, and have experience in a similar role. We are ideally looking for a Level 3 qualification in Early Years for this position though would consider Level 2 applicants for this role.
Farm Day Nurseries are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £11.60-£14.50 per hour
Experience:
- Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: BFDN-PT/EYP
