Company Name:

Avon Valley Nursery and Pre-School

Job Description:

Qualified Nursery Practitioner

Avon Valley Nursery and Preschool, Keynsham

Working full time (38 hours per week) over 4 or 5 days, with a dedicated day off each week if working 4 days.

Here are benefits we offer:

· Salary starting from £21,000 annually

· Career Development Plan opportunities

· Pension

· Varied Daily activities, outings to farms & local attractions.

· Up to 34 days holiday per year

· Lifestyle Benefits for you to choose (Perkbox, Xmas Bonus, Extra Holiday)

· Attendance Bonus for you to choose (£600 per annum or 4 extra days holiday)

· 50% off childcare at Avon Valley Nursery for your children

· Staff Referral Scheme up to £750

· Extra Holiday on your Birthday

· IPad / Tablet for work

· £100 to spend on resources when you join.

· Extra Holiday after 1 year of service and £300 bonus after 5 years.

· 50% off food at Avon Valley Park and Free Entry for you, 1 extra adult and up to 3 children to Avon Valley Wildlife Park.

· Free Uniform and DBS

· Free Flu Jabs (if requested)

· And lots more …

At Avon Valley Nursery and Preschool we believe that our staff are also our future. You will be able to access the following to enhance your career:

· Train to become SENCO, Forest school qualified or to move into nursery management training

Job Description:

Join our enthusiastic team at Avon Valley Nursery and Preschool and you will be recognised and well-rewarded. You’ll be working full time (38 hours per week) over 4 or 5 days, with a dedicated day off each week if working 4 days.

Avon Valley Nursery and Preschool is looking for a Qualified Nursery Practitioner who like us is passionate about providing a safe, secure and stimulating environment for children. Our Nursery Practitioners really are valued members of our team and are expected to support the education and progress of all the children attending our nursery.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our growing, diverse and welcoming team at Avon Valley Nursery and Preschool. Our motto is “Why just send a child to nursery when you can send them on a different adventure each day?”

We are strong believers in learning through hands-on experience and play, both within a nursery setting and further afield.

In return for your hard work, we can offer excellent opportunities and the support of a strong collaborative team.

Required:

· Qualified to level 2 or 3

· Passion to look after and care for the children in your care.

· Able to develop brilliant and fun activities in and out of the nursery for the children to enjoy and to enhance their learning.

· People who want to enjoy their work and ensure others are enjoying theirs.

We look forward to your application.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From £21,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

School type:

• Day nursery

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Keynsham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
• Nursery experience: 1 year (preferred)
• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
• Management: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £21,000.00-£23,421.69 per year

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

School type:

• Day nursery
• Preschool
• Private nursery school

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bristol: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
• Nursery experience: 1 year (preferred)
• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
• Management: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Location

Company Description:

At Avon Valley Nursery & Preschool, we are passionate about giving children opportunities to experience and learn about the world through their senses, physical involvement and active play, enhanced through the nursery setting.

We whole-heartedly believe that children learn most effectively when they are:

• Happy and confident in their environment
• Receive a healthy diet and regular exercise
• Provided with many opportunities for first-hand experiences and purposeful play
• Given a structured and stimulating environment
• Provided with appropriate and easily accessible resources
• Expectations are realistically high and effort is acknowledged
• Learning is monitored and assessed to ensure that future needs are met

In addition, our special partnership with award-winning Avon Valley wildlife and Adventure Park allows for a truly rich, hands-on learning experience in which both formal and informal education can flourish.