Nursery Practitioner - Level 2 - Tufnell Park in London

Do you have experience in nursery settings and a Level 2 qualification in Childcare? Would you like to complete a Level 3 qualification in Childcare with our support?

This is a permanent position, full-time 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Salary: £25,115, with salary progression once you complete the Level 3

Holidays: 5 weeks holidays, increasing when you complete the Level 3

Les Petites Etoiles - Bilingual Montessori is a chain of high-quality nurseries across North London. Since 2008, we have been dedicated to providing exceptional childcare services in an enriching and nurturing environment. As a Multilingual Nursery, we are committed to providing a comprehensive language experience for children. We take great pride in our nurseries’ commitment to providing spacious and bright classrooms, moreover, a nurturing bilingual Montessori environment where children thrive, learn, and develop into well-rounded individuals.

Role: As a key person in waiting, you will be working across all rooms where ages range from 6 months to 2.5 years. You will support the room leaders and team within the rooms, giving you great experience as a practitioner and enhancing your development.

Required Skills:

• Great people skills
• Confidence to put into practice what you know
• Great listening skills
• Problem-solving & a positive can-do attitude
• Resilient (strong) yet also caring and great empathy
• Able to take constructive criticism
• Able to be self-reflective to improve constantly

Requirements: You will have at least 1 year experience in a nursery setting and a Level 2 qualification (complete or in progress).

Study Requirement: You will be required to undertake an Early Years qualification recognised by OFSTED (Level 3) after successful probation period. We will pay for this qualification.

Benefits:

• 5 paid sick days per academic calendar
• High-quality training, including 6 paid inset days per year with the UK’s best trainers in the industry.
• Termly Prizes
• Internal growth opportunities
• Trip after 10 years
• Events
• Help for Bike Purchase
• Well-being program
• Free independent counselling service
• Free lunches (our food is homemade, organic and delicious!)

Safeguarding: Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind. We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them. All references will be thoroughly checked and we will apply for a DBS update service as well as a DBS equivalent from any country the applicant was in prior to the UK and within the last 5 years.

Equal Opportunities: We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.