Nursery Practitioner

As outlined in our new Corporate Strategy 'Making Bromley Even Better', we are committed to ensuring children and young people grow up, thrive and have the best life chances in families who flourish and are happy to call Bromley home.
You can view our 'Making Bromley Even Better' Corporate Strategy video here: https://youtu.be/so9wkMR3nwk
About Community Vision Nursery
Community Vision Nursery is situated within the Community Vision Children and Family Centre in Penge. The nursery operates from a self-contained, single-storey premises with access to enclosed outdoor play spaces. It offers both sessional and full day places for babies and children up to five years of age.
We are committed to providing an inclusive, secure, friendly, and nurturing learning environment in which each child is recognised as unique and encouraged to reach their full potential. Staff are highly motivated and aim to create a culture of ambition and achievement for all children., The role of a Nursery Practitioner is an incredibly rewarding role. If you are seeking a career where you can create smiles every day and you are passionate about supporting children to learn and grow throughout the early stages in their lives, this could be the ideal role for you!
Our Nursery Practitioners play a vital role in the first few years of a child's life, and the successful candidate will be part of a team providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for children aged 0-5 years of age.
In this role, there is no danger of two days being the same! As a Nursery Practitioner, you will be responsible for planning a wide range of suitable activities for children of different ages and abilities, giving you an excellent opportunity to get creative and see how the children respond to different activities.

As a Nursery Practitioner, remaining calm and patient is essential, even when there may be challenges. That's why the ideal candidate will need to have great problem-solving skills and be able to adapt their approach when working with children from a diverse range of backgrounds with varying experiences, including children who may have additional needs.
Ideally you will have a good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage. You will also need good communication skills to work with the children to develop their own language and to communicate effectively with parents, colleagues, and other professionals.
The career opportunities within Early Years are plentiful! Applicants with a full and recognised Level 3 qualification in Childcare/Early Years would be preferred for this opportunity, however, consideration will also be given to applicants who have a valid Early Years level 2 qualification and are willing to work towards a level 3. We will also consider an unqualified candidate, with experience, who is willing to train and gain a level three. Unqualified candidates must be able to evidence working or volunteering with children under the age of five years.

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

This full-time post, of 36 hours per week, working a shift rota between the hours 7.45 am and 6.15 pm. The nursery closes for one week over Christmas.
Are you ready to enrich the lives of our young people in Bromley and be part of our exciting journey?
The salary offered is as follows:
Level 3 qualified in Early Years and Childcare: BR5 grade, salary range £24,125 - £25,588 (£12.85 - £13.63 per hour)
Level 2 qualified in Early Years and Childcare: BR4 grade, salary range of £23,955 - £24,125 (12.76 - 12.85 per hour), We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.