Jobs in Hayling Island

Nursery: CherryHarbour Day Nursery, St Marys Road, Hayling Island, , PO11 9DD

Salary: £12.84 per hour / £26,707 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, All year round.

CherryHarbour Day Nursery is excited to welcome a dedicated Level 2 Nursery Practitioner to work in our Toddlers room on a full-time basis working 40 hours per week.The nursery is based in Hayling Island, Hampshire and is based across two sites sharing with Mengham Primary school. 

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Generous Annual Leave: 24 days, plus bank holidays and your birthday off – paid!

Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees for your little ones

Health & Wellbeing Support: Confidential employee assistance helpline

Career Growth: Personalised learning and development opportunities

Refer a Friend: Earn up to £750 with our referral scheme*

*Terms and conditions apply. Some benefits are discretionary and may be subject to change. 

As Nursery Practitioner, you will:

Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.

Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met.

Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and promote these daily in every routine.

Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures.

Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent.

Attend regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities, changes, developments and regularly review company policies and procedures.

What we are looking for:

Full and relevant Level 2 childcare qualification - essential

Fluent in written and spoken English - essential

Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - desirable

Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements – desirable

Apply now to join our family, fulfil your career where everyone matters and everyone makes a difference.  We look forward to receiving your application!

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

CherryHarbour Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, 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 children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group