Nursery Practitioner

We are looking for dedicated Permanent, Full time qualified Level 3 Early Years Educators to join our CCN family.

Starting Salary – £22,816 (40 hours) next pay review date 1st April 2023

Location – West Hampstead NW6 London

Camden Community Nurseries is a not-for-profit charity that runs 3 nurseries in the Borough of Camden for children ranging from three months to five years.

CCN is dedicated to providing high quality affordable childcare for our local communities.

CNN is governed by a Board of Trustees who are mostly parents of the children that attend our Nurseries. We strive to provide the very best for both our staff and the children who attend our Nurseries.

The Nurseries are open 50 weeks of the year from 8am - 6pm.

Shift hours are between 7.45am - 3.45pm to 10.00am - 6.00pm.

At CCN full time staff can work 35 or 40 hours per week.

· Annual Leave - All employees are entitled to a total of 28 days holiday.

· 12 days holiday plus 8 days when the Nursery is closed during Christmas/New Years and the week of August plus 8 days bank holidays.

· You will have an additional day off on your Birthday for Permeant staff and 7 paid hours for Casual Staff members.

· After 2 years of service, you are entitled to an additional 1 day of holiday. This will be added each year up to 31 days in total holiday entitlement.

· Any overtime worked will be paid back as Time in Lieu.

· Pay and Pensions – CCN will match your contribution up to 5%. That means if you pay 5% we will pay 5% so your monthly Pension total is 10%.

· Staff are paid monthly and before our Christmas and our August holidays.

· Childcare – We give our staff a 40% discount on childcare fees on our lowest fee band with no deposit or registration fee.

· Training - You will attend a minimum of 3 CCN Training days per year and have additional training based on your interest and professional developmental needs.

· Your DBS and any trainings are paid for by the company.

· Opportunities for Promotion – As we have 3 Nurseries all vacancies are firstly advertised internally, giving you the opportunity to progress your career if you wish.

· Buy a Bike - We are members of the CycleScheme. This is an employee benefit that saves you 25%-39% on a bike and accessories. You pay nothing upfront and the payments are taken tax efficiently from your salary by your employer.

· You will receive a Christmas, Easter and Summer gift and a paid Christmas dinner each year.

· Meals - You are welcome to have a delicious, cooked lunch at the Nursery each day and toast and cereal with the children if you are on the early shift for breakfast. We provide tea and coffee and weekly staffroom treats.

Job Description

You will be responsible for providing a high level of care and appropriate learning opportunities for children who attend the nursery.

You must genuinely enjoy working with children and have a warm, caring, positive attitude.

You will need:

Experience of working with children aged 0-5 and their families in a nursery or crèche environment and have a clear understanding of how to keep children safe.

Experience as a key person and working knowledge of the EYFS.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as working in a professional manner with both adults and children.

Good verbal and written skills.

A positive attitude and good timekeeping.

To be available to work 35 or 40 hours per week on a shift rotation.

Qualifications, Early Years Professionals, NVQ or CACHE level 3 or equivalent in Education and Childcare.

Camden Community Nurseries is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children in our care. We will ensure that safeguarding is of paramount concern to all employees and as a business we adopt and adhere to safe recruitment practices. All roles within Camden Community Nurseries are subject to enhanced DBS checks and two satisfactory references.

At Camden Community Nurseries we take great care to treat each individual as a person in their own right, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all staff, children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation has no place within our nursery.