Nursery Practitioner

Yeovil College has been on an exceptional journey over the years. Our College community is completely aligned, great people pulling in the same direction, who are making amazing things happen. Outcomes for learners that are some of the best in the Country, high financial performance which is enabling choices and the delivery of an exceptional student experience. Interconnected with our business community, we are focused on supplementing their prosperity for all of our benefit.
Yeovil as the principal town of South Somerset is set in beautiful countryside close to the wider South West and all of its benefits, making for a fulfilling work/life balance. Yeovil college is an incredible place to work, in our most recent Staff Satisfaction Survey over 97% of current staff stated that they were treated with respect by their colleagues and line managers and that they enjoy the work they do. We currently hold the Matrix Accreditation for the delivery of high-quality information, advice, and guidance and the Investors in Diversity Award for our approach towards improving Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement practices in the workplace.We have an exciting job opportunity for a Nursery Practitioner to join our Children's Centre here at Yeovil College.The successful applicant will be required to ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted, providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care for all children in the nursery. You will give support to other team members throughout the nursery and work as part of our fun loving team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.
You will operate a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members and keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share these with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life. You will need to be flexible within working practices of the nursery, being prepared to help where needed, with tasks that will include the undertaking of certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snacks, meals, cleaning equipment etc. We are proud to share with potential candidates that the Yeovil College Nursery was recently Ofsted inspected as Outstanding.For full details of key roles & accountabilities please view the Job Description attached.To be considered for this role it is essential that you can demonstrate the following:Working with children up to 5 years of age within a nursery environment.Appropriate level 3 and above early years qualification in line with the government’s early years qualification guidelines.Good general education including GCSE English and Maths, C or above, or willingness to work towards.Able to work effectively within a team.Organised and caring approach to work.Able to cope well with difficult situations whilst remaining calm under pressure.Display a child-centred approach and possess a friendly, happy and caring disposition.Good interpersonal skills shown through your ability to communicate clearly and easily with staff, parents and others.Please see the attached Job Description for the full Person Specification for this role.Hours: 24 hours a week, all year round. You must be able to work shifts within the opening hours of 8am – 6pm.Salary: Actual £14,316 (FTE £22,071)Benefits include:
30 days pro rata annual leave (plus Christmas closure and Bank Holidays)
Good opportunities for professional development.
Local Government Pension Scheme.
Access to free staff car park.
Extensive Employee Benefits Scheme including discounts at high street and on-line retailers.
Onsite free gym
Employee Assistance ProgrammeOnsite subsidised catering facilitiesWe reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.