Early Years Nursery Worker, Early Birds Nursery - Long Ashton, United Kingdom - North Somerset Council

North Somerset Council

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Long Ashton, United Kingdom

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About us

Early Birds Nursery is one of three Local Authority settings for children aged 6 months - 4 years old based on Birdwell Primary School site in Long Ashton.

Early Birds has a Good Ofsted judgement and our dedicated team continually strive to seek innovative ways to further improve and develop practice.

We are unique and privileged to work in close partnership with the Early Years team under the Education branch of the council and a variety of other agencies.

You will be part of a supportive team who look out for each other and value staff wellbeing and diversity.

We are forward thinking and embrace new continuous professional development opportunities including Five to Thrive, Bucket time, emotional regulation, Early Talk Boost, Forest School, and evidence informed practice.

About you
You will need to be a strong team player who can also demonstrate initiative, nurture, and joy.

You will be friendly, passionate, reflective, and committed to delivering an outstanding child centred approach to Early Years in keeping with our Early Birds ethos.

You will have the following skills and qualifications:

Level 3 or above qualification in Early Years and Care
English and Maths GSCE Grade C or above (or equivalent)
Experience of working in an Early Years environment and providing outstanding care and provision
Good communication skills, both written and verbal
The ability to build relationships and work in partnership with children and families
The practitioner will share the settings passion about children's learning and have a strong knowledge of the EYFS including the ability to plan to support individuals' progress.
Knowledge and understanding of both child protection/safeguarding and working

inclusively with vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.

Our Benefits

We can offer:

A competitive salary and generous holiday of up to 25 days a year rising to 30 after 5 years continuous service, plus bank holidays and 1 extra corporate day each year.
A chance to enrol in an excellent salary pension scheme.
You will be able to join our NSC advantage+ which will give you access to a range of benefits, discounts and offers. We can contribute to the cost of your professional subscriptions and give you the chance to pay into a health cash plan that can help you manage the cost of dental treatment, eye tests, and new glasses.
Option to purchase additional two weeks annual leave.
We are committed to flexible working and will consider all requests to help parents, guardians and carers find the right work/life balance.
We have also teamed up with Halfords to run the Cycle 2 Work Cycle Plus scheme which lets you get a bike and essential accessories tax free.
24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Want to know more and apply?

For an informal discussion or to arrange a nursery visit, please contact
Sarah Dymmock-Morgan, Early Birds Nursery Manager, on
.

Anticipated interview date:
To be confirmed.

At North Somerset Council we want all our employees to feel valued and appreciated.

We aim to ensure equality of opportunity and prevent discrimination irrespective of your sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, race, age, disability, including neurodiversity, if you are married or in a civil partnership or are pregnant.

We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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