Nursery Practitioner (Level 3 Qualified)
Wellesley Park Explorers Nursery, Wellington
37 hours per week | All Year Round | Part-time and Term-Time Only Considered
Wellesley Park Primary School in Wellington is home to over 270 children, including our thriving and expanding Wellesley Park Explorers Nursery.
Due to increasing demand and the continued growth of our nursery provision, we are seeking an enthusiastic, nurturing, and highly motivated Level 3 Qualified Nursery Practitioner to join our dedicated and hardworking team.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a growing setting that now provides high-quality care and education for children from 9 months to 4 years old, operating throughout the year in a modern, inspiring environment. Whether you are an experienced practitioner or looking to further develop your early years career, we are committed to supporting your professional growth through excellent training and development opportunities.
About Our Nursery
Wellesley Park Explorers Nursery benefits from sharing the exceptional facilities and extensive outdoor grounds of Wellesley Park Primary School. We are passionate about creating a warm, stimulating, and inclusive environment where every child can flourish.
As part of the Blackdown Education Partnership, we believe our schools should sit at the heart of their communities, fostering ambition, opportunity, and success for all children whilst being fantastic places to work and learn.
We Are Looking For Someone Who:
• Holds a Level 3 Childcare Qualification (essential)
• Is passionate about delivering outstanding early years education and care
• Can build positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Can inspire, engage, and nurture children across the 9-month to 4-year age range
• Enjoys working collaboratively as part of a team and sharing best practice
• Is dedicated to maintaining high standards and supporting every child to reach their potential
We Can Offer You:
• A welcoming, friendly, and supportive team
• A well-resourced and modern nursery environment
• Outstanding opportunities for professional development and career progression
• Access to the excellent facilities and outdoor spaces shared with our primary school
• The opportunity to play a key role in the growth and development of our expanding nursery provision
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions
Hours and Salary
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, between 7:30am and 6:00pm, all year round.
Flexible working options: Part-time hours and term-time only arrangements may be considered for the right candidate.
Salary: Grade 14, School Support Staff Pay Scale £25,185 - £25,989 per annum (£13.05 - £13.47 per hour)
Interested?
We warmly welcome visits to our nursery and school. To arrange a visit, please phone the nursery.. A full job description and application pack are available on our website.
Please note that CVs alone and incomplete application forms will not be accepted.
Apply Now
We are operating an open recruitment process and will review applications as they are received. Suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the advert closes, so we encourage early applications.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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