Nursery Practitioner in Leominster

Job Description Location : The Downs Malvern, Malvern, Worcestershire\n Salary : £12.71 to £14.04 per hour\n Hours : 40 hours per week\n Contract : Full Time\n RQ0000312 \n \nMini Malvern Nursery is expanding and The Downs Malvern are looking to recruit multiple Nursery Practitioners and Baby Room Practitioners to be part of our incredible team.\n \nMini Malvern Nursery is for children aged 6 months and up. The nursery comprises three bright, modern classrooms and two outdoor gardens with adventure play areas, in addition to accessing The Downs Malvern's beautiful 55-acre site, including a Forest School and a smallholding with pigs, quail, chickens, and sheep.\n The Role \n \nIn this role, you will be responsible for supporting our youngest children and will work closely with the Nursery Manager to ensure the Nursery provision remains at a consistently high standard. You will have a deep knowledge of Early Years Education and a willingness to nurture and support children in their early development.\n \nThis role is on a full time basis of 40 hours per week.\n \nMini Malvern is open from 8am to 6pm, 49 weeks a year. We close for bank holidays, as well as one week at Easter, one week in August, and one week at Christmas.\n About Us \n \nThe Downs Malvern is a busy, vibrant and successful co-educational preparatory school for boarding and day children up to the age of 13. We have a welcoming staff community and are situated near to Great Malvern on the western slopes of the Malvern Hills.\n Applications \n \nFull details of working at The Downs Malvern can be found on our website.\n Safeguarding \n \nThis post involves significant contact with children and the post holder will be responsible for children. The post holder will be considered to be in regulated activity.\n \nThis post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are 'spent' unless they are 'protected' under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.\n \nThe Downs Malvern exists to provide a quality all round education for pupils aged 6 months to 13 years old and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates must be prepared to undergo child protection screening and an Enhanced DBS check.\n \nYou will be required to provide proof of your identity, right to work in the UK and qualifications during the selection process. We will seek references on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications before interview. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.\n \nYou may have experience in the following: Nursery Practitioner, Baby Room Practitioner, Early Years Practitioner, Nursery Nurse, Early Years Educator, Childcare Practitioner, Nursery Assistant, EYFS Practitioner, Room Leader, Teaching Assistant, Childcare Assistant, Early Years Teaching Assistant, etc.\n \n JBRP1_UKTJ