Early Years Practitioner - 40 hours

Lakehouse Nursery currently has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team. We are looking for passionate Nursery Practitioner who is inspiring, enthusiastic and have a natural flare with young children. You’ll need to work well in a team and be committed to delivering fantastic outcomes for young children. We are open from 8:00am - 18:00pm and we would require you to be able to work varied shift patterns between those times. Qualifications are desirable but not essential.
Founded in 2011, Lakehouse provides Outstanding care and education for children from 3 months to 5 years old in an engaging and nurturing environment. This former Victorian home was specifically chosen for the large gardens and proximity to the lake grounds and green open spaces which are all right on our doorstep. We are active members of our community, supporting and working with local charities including Portishead in Bloom and Turn the Tide.
What we need from you?
- Passion and commitment for working in childcare
- Ability to work shifts between 7.30-6.00pm Monday to Friday working 30 hours per week
- Commitment to continual development
Benefits
- 50% off nursery fees for our team member’s children
- Progression plans for all staff
- Bike to work scheme and one-off contribution of £50 to help you buy a bike for work commute and the remaining amount can be repaid through a salary sacrifice scheme.
- Employee assistance helpline offering confidential counselling and advisory service from qualified and trained experts 24/7, including face to face counselling sessions where needed.
All positions are subject to enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references
We’re a family by name, and we’re a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.
We are: Defined by Family
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Lakehouse Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group