Level 3 Early Years Practitioner
£13 to £14 per hourdependent on experience
Full-time, Monday to Friday, no weekends. Permanent.
- £500 signing bonus
- 50% off your own childcare
- Monday to Friday, no weekends
- Full induction & mentoring
Apply in 60 Seconds
No CV needed to start the conversation. Tell us a little about you and we will come back to you; every application is read by a person, and we reply to everyone we shortlist.
The Practical Bits
What You'll Be Doing
The core of the job in three lines; the detail is further down.
High-standard care for every child
Provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in your room; every day, every child.
Safeguard and protect
Follow our safeguarding procedures to the letter so every child in your care is safe, well and secure. Non-negotiable.
Enable play, learning and development
Work as part of the team to build an enabling environment where every individual child can play, learn and develop at their own pace.
The Detail
A full picture of the day-to-day, so you know exactly what the job involves before you apply.
- Operate a programme of activities that meets the individual needs and interests of the children in your area.
- Prepare and complete activities to suit each individual child's stage of development.
- Develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a Key Person.
- Ensure meal times are a time of pleasant social sharing.
- Wash and change children as required.
- Maintain good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness at all times.
- Ensure a poorly child is kept calm and warm, and notify management immediately.
- Ensure the provision of a high-quality environment that meets the needs of every child, regardless of disability.
- Keep records of your Key Children's development and learning journeys, and share them with parents, carers and other key adults.
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents and carers to support day-to-day care and early learning.
- Ensure that a child is only collected by someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent.
- Respect the confidentiality of all information received.
- Support all staff and engage in a strong staff team; look upon the nursery as a whole and go where you're most useful.
- Liaise with, and support, parents and other family members.
- Attend out-of-hours activities where needed: training, regular staff meetings, parent evenings, fundraising events etc.
- Be flexible within the nursery's working practices; be prepared to help where needed, including certain domestic jobs.
- Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure the nursery's philosophy is fulfilled.
- Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role.
- Record accidents in the accident book, and ensure the Duty Manager has initialled the report before it is given to parents.
- Be aware of, and uphold, the nursery's high profile and standards at all times.
What We Offer You
£500 signing bonus
A £500 signing bonus for practitioners joining our team, paid on successful completion of your probation period. One more reason to make the move to Handprints.
Full induction and supervision
You won't be dropped on a room floor cold. Structured onboarding, shadowing, and regular supervisions from day one.
Discounted childcare
50% off your own children's nursery place at either of our settings; a real saving on the biggest cost most parents carry.
On-the-job mentoring
Regular one-to-one mentoring from senior staff, room leads and management. You'll grow, fast.
Access to our training platform
Fully-funded access to our online training platform for further qualifications, from Level 3 upwards.
Why I Love Working Here
I love working here and have been here for three years now; we feel part of a caring team, who support each other. I have built many friendships at work too, which is nice.
Apply for the Practitioner Role
Fill in the short application form on this page; it takes about two minutes and you don't need a CV to hand. We read every application ourselves and reply to everyone we shortlist.
