Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Little Adventurers Day Nursery is looking for an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated Level 3 Early Years Practitioner to join our growing team. We are passionate about creating beautiful, nurturing environments where children feel safe, secure and excited to learn. Our approach places strong relationships, emotional wellbeing, communication and language, independence and child-led exploration at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for someone who doesn't simply want to work in a nursery, but wants to make a genuine difference to children's earliest experiences.

The role As a Level 3 Early Years Practitioner, you will:

• Build warm, secure and responsive relationships with children and families.
• Take responsibility for a key group of children, developing a strong understanding of their individual needs, interests and development.
• Provide high-quality, meaningful interactions that extend children's communication, thinking and learning.
• Support children's personal, social and emotional development and help them become confident, resilient and increasingly independent.
• Follow children's interests and use in-the-moment opportunities to support learning rather than relying on unnecessary paperwork.
• Create and maintain inviting, purposeful environments that encourage curiosity, exploration and discovery.
• Support children's care routines sensitively, including mealtimes, sleep, toileting and nappy changing.
• Work closely with colleagues, the SENCO and leadership team to identify and respond to additional needs at the earliest opportunity.
• Develop positive partnerships with parents and provide meaningful information about their child's day and development.
• Follow our safeguarding, health and safety, food hygiene and operational procedures at all times.
• Contribute to maintaining exceptionally high standards of cleanliness, organisation and presentation throughout the nursery.
• Participate in training, supervision, appraisal and ongoing professional development.
• Be an active and supportive member of the wider Little Adventurers team.

About you You will need:

• A full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification.
• A good understanding of the EYFS.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding and your responsibility to protect children.
• A warm, patient and nurturing approach.
• Confidence communicating with children, parents and colleagues.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• High expectations of yourself and the environment in which children are cared for.
• Reliability, professionalism and a willingness to continue learning.

Previous nursery experience is desirable, but we are particularly interested in finding someone with the right values, attitude and commitment to children.

Why join Little Adventurers? At Little Adventurers, we invest in our people as well as our children. You'll become part of an ambitious, supportive team with opportunities to develop your knowledge, take on additional responsibilities and progress your career. Our practitioners have opportunities to be involved in a rich range of experiences for children, including forest school, music and movement, languages, swimming and other enrichment opportunities. Most importantly, you'll work in a nursery where relationships matter, children's emotional security comes first and practitioners are encouraged to understand the why behind their practice.

Safeguarding Little Adventurers Day Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate safer recruitment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check with the relevant barred list check, satisfactory references and verification of qualifications and suitability to work with children. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates who share our commitment to providing inclusive, high-quality early education and care. If you're passionate about early years and want to grow your career with Little Adventurers, we'd love to hear from you.