Early Years Practitioner

Once upon a timeNursery School
Stable 1, White House Farm
Norwich
NR13 6LB

Tel:  01603 415821
Email:  [email protected] 
Website:  www.onceuponatime.org.uk

• Salary – £10.20 – £10.65/hr (£19,356 – £20,214 pa)
• Permanent
• Full Time
• 36.5 hours per week
• All Year Round

We have an opportunity for an Early Years Practitioner to join our team, within our beautiful setting at White House Farm. Our ultimate aim is the happiness, well-being and personal development of every child who attends Once upon a time. As an Early Years Practitioner, your role is to make every day special by providing outstanding care and education to all children.

We are a family owned, and family run, private nursery school with four settings in and around Sprowston. We’re looking for an experienced Early Years Practitioner, working 36.5 hours per week, all year round. Hourly pay ranges from £10.20 – £10.65 per hour depending on experience. Each week includes two full days, 7.45am-6.15pm and three half days, a mixture of mornings and afternoons, helping towards a healthy work-life balance. 

We’d ideally like applications to hold a full and recognised Early Years Level 3 diploma. However, we would be open to applications from anyone holding a Level 2,  Early Years who show aspiration to progress their qualification to a Level 3 if successful. 

We take care to provide a lovely working environment for our team, caring for their professional development and wellbeing. We encourage higher learning and support progression across our four nursery schools. 

Past applicants need not apply. 

How to apply

For this vacancy, if you select the orange ‘Apply for job’ button and enter your details, you will be redirected to our website, where you’ll find our application form.

Completed application forms should be returned to the Nursery.   

Applications will be considered as they’re received, so please apply now.

Closing date:                 16 January 2024
Interview date:                TBA

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and look for Practitioners who want to share this responsibility. Rigorous recruitment checks are carried out and successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.