Nursery Practitioner

Ormiston Families, trading as Play Out Nursery, is one of the leading charities working with children, young people, and families in the East of England. We take early and preventative action to support families to be safe, healthy, and resilient.

Based - Play Out Nursery in Ipswich

Hourly Rate: £12.60 per hour (FTE £24,570 - Real Living Wage)

We have a range of hours available including:

- Full-time Permanent Post working 37.5 hours

- Part-time Permanent posts either working 8am to 1pm or 1pm to 6pm

- As & When (bank)

Job Purpose:

At Play Out, a Nursery Practitioner is involved in looking after all aspects of a young child’s development. You will play a vital role in helping children to grow socially and emotionally and well as supporting as aspects of their physical and cognitive development. The role involves being hands on with the children in the setting (ranging from babies to pre-schoolers) and that means joining in with play activities, reading stories, singing songs and generally being a playmate for the children. Your role will also involve developing a relationship with the parents and carers of the children and being able to talk to them about all aspects of their child’s day in nursery. As part of the team you will also be involved in planning activities for the children in your care and maintaining health and hygiene standards as you go about your daily tasks.

Main Tasks:

• To provide all aspects of basic care for the babies/children within the nursery.
• To assist in the planning and provision of age appropriate child and adult led activities within the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.
• To act as Key Person for allocated children, completing observations and maintaining learning journey’s to record their progress and development.
• To maintain relevant records and complete appropriate assessments for key children ie two year old progress checks and EYFS profiles.
• To ensure the nursery provides a high quality, safe, stimulating and supportive environment in which children are recognised as unique, competent and active learners.
• To undertake appropriate training and professional development activities as required.
• To ensure the effective use of equipment and resources and routine cleaning of toys/equipment to maintain the hygiene and safety within the nursery.
• To actively promote the provision with potential and existing parents and outside agencies.
• To adhere to Safeguarding, including child protection, policy, procedures and practices.
• To develop and maintain strong partnership and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day to day caring and early learning needs.

Skills and Experience of a Nursery Practitioner:

• Full and relevant level 2 qualification or equivalent (minimum)
• Experience of working in an early years setting
• Baby/toddler room roles - experience of working with children under two/over two
• Baby/toddler room roles - training specifically related to the care of babies/toddlers.
• Current paediatric first aid certificate
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the EYFS and ability to plan and evaluate age appropriate activities.

What We Offer:

• Company pension scheme
• Regular staff events
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discount Scheme
• We have trained Mental Health First Aiders who form our Wellbeing Team, promoting mental and physical health. Ormiston Families has also signed the pledge to support our employees going through the menopause in the workplace
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Sick Pay
• Discount in local shops

For further information and to apply please visit our Work With Us page via our Ormiston Families' website

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.