Nursery Practitioner – St Albans

Agency: Protocol Education
Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire
Role: Nursery Practitioner
Hours: Full-time or part-time
Experience: Early Years/nursery experience preferred

About the role

A welcoming nursery in St Albans is looking for a caring and enthusiastic Nursery Practitioner to join its Early Years team. You will support children aged 0–5 with their learning, development and wellbeing, helping to create a safe, positive and stimulating environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Support children's learning through play and age-appropriate activities.
• Follow the EYFS framework and support children's development.
• Build positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues.
• Carry out observations and contribute to children's learning journeys.
• Encourage children's communication, confidence and independence.
• Maintain a safe, clean and nurturing nursery environment.
• Work as part of a supportive Early Years team.

The ideal candidate:

• Has a Level 2 or Level 3 Early Years/Childcare qualification.
• Has previous nursery or Early Years experience.
• Is caring, patient and enthusiastic.
• Has a good understanding of safeguarding and the EYFS.
• Is reliable and able to work effectively as part of a team.

Protocol Education offers flexible Early Years opportunities, including temporary, long-term, part-time and permanent positions, depending on the vacancy.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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