Baby Room Practitioner - Part Time

Experience and knowledge

• Experience working with babies aged 0–2
• Experience supporting children’s learning, development and care routines
• Experience working with parents and families
• Basic understanding of the EYFS framework and child development
• Understanding of attachment, responsive care and safeguarding

Skills and abilities

• Ability to support high-quality care and learning
• Ability to build strong, trusting relationships with babies and families
• Ability to follow guidance and contribute to planning and assessment
• Ability to help maintain a safe, engaging and well-organised environment

Desirable experience and skills

• Experience working specifically with babies aged 0–2
• Experience as a key person
• Awareness of approaches to supporting early communication and language
• Experience working with children with additional needs
• Confidence contributing to observations and identifying next steps
• Ability to support early communication and language development
• Confidence working with parents and sharing information about children’s development

Personal qualities

• Warm, nurturing and responsive
• Reliable, well-organised and able to work as part of a team
• Reflective and committed to continuous improvement
• Positive, proactive and willing to learn
• High expectations of practice and professionalism

What the school offers its staff

• A warm, inclusive and supportive working environment where staff feel valued and part of a close-knit team
• The opportunity to work within a highly collaborative federation, sharing practice across nurseries, schools and family services
• Access to regular professional development, coaching and mentoring to support your growth
• Opportunities to learn from experienced colleagues and develop your early years practice
• A strong team culture focused on reflection, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Leadership that prioritises staff wellbeing and ensures workload is manageable
• The chance to make a meaningful difference to babies and families at a crucial stage of development
• Opportunities to work closely with families and external professionals as part of an integrated support system
• A rich early years environment, including outdoor learning and Forest School experiences
• Support to gain further qualifications and develop your career in early years

Further details about the role

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.