Level 3 Nursery Practitioner

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Are you a caring, energetic, and imaginative individual passionate about early childhood education? We're looking for an Early Years Educator/ Nursery Practitioner to join our Ofsted Outstanding team and make a lasting impact on the lives of our young children, reminding you of why you chose childcare. Landbeach is situated just outside of Cambridge.

What you’ll do:

• Greet children each day with a warm, kind smile that makes them feel loved and welcomed.
• Be always ready to build a fully functional space rocket from a kitchen roll tube, 2 elastic bands, and a handful of pipe cleaners.
• Share songs, stories, and creative activities that everyone will enjoy (being in tune is optional, but knowing Frozen lyrics is a plus!).
• Navigate a classroom that sometimes looks like a hurricane just hit—and do it with calm and grace.
• Multitask like a pro, reading stories, answering questions, and explaining how the world works (sometimes all at once).
• Encourage independence, even if it means waiting patiently while a child learns to zip up their jacket.
• Gently mediate the children’s disagreements over who has more pesto pasta and celebrate milestones, big or small—from mastering the alphabet to learning to share.
• Ideally, be able to correctly and immediately name and draw all species of dinosaur from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops.
• Flex those leg muscles—getting up and down from tiny chairs while keeping our space safe and engaging.

What we’re looking for:

• Ideally, a Level 3 Childcare qualification (or equivalent). But your passion is more important to us.
• Enthusiasm for working with young children and creating a nurturing, supportive environment.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with children, parents, and colleagues.
• Patience, creativity, and a good sense of humour (you’ll need it for all those “why” questions!).

In return, we’ll offer:

• A fun, exciting, and dynamic environment—no two days are the same!
• A supportive, collaborative team that feels like family.
• The chance to build close, long-lasting relationships with the children and their families.
• Appreciation just for being you.
• Signing on bonus!
• 40-hour working week (working over 4 or 5 days - you choose!) + 2 hrs paid non-contact time.
• Competitive salary, paying the REAL LIVING WAGE. Based on experience and qualifications.
• Starting with the equivalent of 4 weeks paid holidays, rising to 5 weeks over 2 years. Plus the week between Christmas and New Year, Christmas Eve if it is a working week, bank holidays and a half-day holiday on your birthday (or closest working day to it).
• Discounted childcare, currently at £51 per day. We also take the new nursery funding.
• Half-day holiday on your birthday!

If you’re up for becoming a much-loved special person who the children and their families will remember for decades to come, please get in touch.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

• Seniority level
  
  Entry level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function
  
  Health Care Provider
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