Job Description:

Job information Nursery Staff from the Company Acorn Early Years Foundation, this latest Nursery Staff job vacancy is located in the city Milton Keynes MK located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Nursery field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

If you are offered a Senior role, you will receive a £500 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period. If you are offered an EYP role, you will receive £300.

Castlethorpe nursery is a lovely converted chapel situated in a quiet village a few miles north of Milton Keynes. It was the first Acorn nursery to open and was established in 1989.

We offer a range of activities during the week, including interactive story sessions and forest school. There are lovely places to visit around the village, such as the church, Castlethorpe mounds, sports grounds and parks, which the children visit regularly. The nursery has a close relationship with the adjoining school, where our Oak children visit the school library each week

We are looking for an inspirational Early Years Practitioner and a Qualified Nursery Assistant

Candidate must hold a minimum level 3 or Level 2 qualification in Early Years for either role.

We're proud to be one of the leading childcare providers in Milton Keynes, Northampton and Bedford with over 25 years' experience who specialise in nature pedagogy and promoting the professional development of our employees. We are really proud to have recently been awarded a Top 20 DayNurseries group award.

You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, great training and progression opportunities, enhanced pension contributions, and 65% childcare discount. As a not-for-profit organisation, Acorn always puts the needs of the children first, meaning you will be working for a business that cares about more than just profit.

The positions are full time working 40 hours per week (you would be required to do a variety of early and late shifts , early shifts can start as early as 7.15am and the late shifts close is 6.15pm). We very much welcome candidates that are looking to progress their personal career development . The ideal candidate will be passionate, motivated and enthusiastic about outdoor learning and creative play. as well as a good working knowledge and practice of the EYFS and safeguarding procedures. Experience working in an Early Years environment essential (previous experience leading a pre school room desireable)

• Provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the nursery

• Work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.

• Build and maintain strong partnerships working with parents/carers to enable children's needs to be met

• Give support to other colleagues within the nursery

• Ensure the effective implementation of the nursery's daily routine

• To deputise for either the manager or deputy as required and to support them in motivating and developing the team and by taking on specific responsibilities

• Provide a positive role model to ensure the Company's values are maintained

In addition to this, you will have:

• Level 3 or equivalent in Early Years/Childcare

• Good knowledge and understanding of the EYFS

• Good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures

Successful applications will need to provide ‘right to work in the UK' documentation and undertake a DBS check.

Acorn Childcare is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Benefits

As a thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to making Acorn a safe, nurturing and fun place for our children to be, we offer:

• Payscales that are competitive, transparent and reviewed annually
• 65% Childcare discount
• Generous family leave
• Christmas closure
• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (and the option to buy more)
• 4 dedicated training days and individual development plans
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Cyclescheme
• Techscheme
• Length of Service awards
• Summer and Christmas parties
• Pay advances
• Employee assistance wellbeing programme

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Keywords : Milton Keynes jobs

Closed Date : 2025-02-19