As & When Early Years Practitioner

Barnardo's; Gloucester, Cinderford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading children's charity in Gloucestershire is seeking enthusiastic Early Years Practitioners to join their dedicated teams across Gloucester City and the Forest of Dean. This role requires a Level 2 Early Education or Childcare qualification and emphasizes teamwork, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of the EYFS. Employees will enjoy benefits such as competitive pay, career progression opportunities, and a pension scheme. Ideal candidates will be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay plus holiday pay

Career progression

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Pension scheme

Discount benefit scheme

Qualifications

• Must hold an Early Education or Childcare qualification Level 2 minimum.
• Excellent knowledge of the EYFS is required.
• This position is subject to DBS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide good quality services to young children and families.
• Support the delivery of 2 year old and pre-school nursery provision.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Early Education or Childcare qualification Level 2

Preferably Level 3 qualification

Job description

Barnardo's nurseries in Gloucestershire have three nursery settings across Gloucester City and the Forest of Dean. Our aim is to provide early years education of the highest quality with an ethos that values children and parents/carers from all backgrounds.

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, flexible, hard working as and when Early Years Practitioners to join our dedicated teams across the Gloucester City and Forest of Dean Locality. Our nurseries in Gloucester City are Pebbles located in Linden and Finlay Nursery in Tredworth and our nursery in the Forest of Dean is Hilltop Nursery, Cinderford. If you have a preferred location, this will be discussed in the interview.

Successful candidates will need:

• Early Education or Childcare qualification Level 2 minimum (preferably Level 3)
• To work as part of a team to provide good quality services to young children and their families accessing the service
• To support the delivery of 2 year old and pre-school nursery provision
• Excellent knowledge of the EYFS
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to targets and deadlines
• Good time Management skills.
• Excellent Communication skills.
• This post is subject to DBS clearance.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and families

Benefits of working for Barnardo's:

• Competitive rates of pay plus holiday pay
• Career progression
• A huge range of learning and development opportunities
• Benefit scheme including discounts, cycle to work scheme and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)-Health and well-being benefit, It gives you immediate access to a variety of confidential services including telephone and online counselling.
• Pension scheme
• Being part of a large UK based children's charity

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