Nursery Practitioner in Southampton

Are you passionate about helping young children learn, grow and thrive?

At Sunshine Nursery, we believe that every child deserves the best possible start in life. We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and dedicated Nursery Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves working with children, enjoys creating meaningful learning experiences and wants to be part of a nursery where children, families and staff are genuinely valued.

What We Offer: We want our team to feel valued, supported and part of the Sunshine Nursery family. As part of our team, you'll enjoy:

• Casual dress - be comfortable while doing what you love.
• Childcare - support with childcare where applicable.
• Company events - enjoy getting together and celebrating as a team.
• Company pension - helping you plan for your future.
• ️ Employee discount - enjoy savings available to our team members.
• A friendly and supportive team where everyone is encouraged to contribute.
• Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
• ️ The opportunity to make a genuine difference to children's lives every day.

What You'll Be Doing: You will help create a safe, happy, nurturing and stimulating environment where children feel confident to explore, learn and develop.

Your role will include:

• Planning and delivering fun, engaging and age-appropriate activities based on children's interests and individual needs.
• Supporting children's social, emotional, physical, communication and cognitive development through play and purposeful learning.
• Supporting the delivery of the EYFS and helping children achieve their individual next steps.
• Observing and documenting children's learning and development and using this information to plan meaningful experiences.
• Creating an exciting, well-organised and welcoming learning environment.
• Building strong, positive relationships with children, parents, carers and colleagues.
• Working as part of a friendly and supportive team to provide consistently high standards of care and education.
• Promoting inclusion, equality, kindness and respect at all times.
• Maintaining high standards of health, safety, cleanliness and safeguarding.

What We're Looking For: We're looking for someone who is warm, caring and genuinely passionate about Early Years.

You will need:

• A minimum Level 3 Early Years/Childcare qualification.
• At least 2 years' experience working with young children in a nursery, childcare or educational setting.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the EYFS and child development.
• Experience of supporting or managing a nursery room and creating an effective learning environment.
• The ability to recognise and respond to children's individual interests, needs and stages of development.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn and develop professionally.
• A strong commitment to safeguarding and the wellbeing of children.
• Paediatric First Aid, Safeguarding, SEND/SENCO and Food Hygiene qualifications are desirable/required where applicable. If you don't currently hold all of these, we can discuss the training requirements with you.

Safeguarding:

Sunshine Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to complete satisfactory references, an Enhanced DBS check, including the appropriate Children's Barred List check where applicable, verification of qualifications and all relevant safer recruitment checks.

Sunshine Nursery is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds.

Ready to join us?

If you're looking for a role where no two days are the same, where you can build meaningful relationships with children and families, and where you can genuinely make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Sunshine Nursery and help us give every child the best possible start in life.