Vacancy at White Lodge Centre
As a Nursery Practitioner, you will deliver inclusive, high-quality early years education and care to children aged 2-5.
Acting as a key worker for a group of children and families, you will plan and deliver engaging activities that support each child’s learning, development, and wellbeing across the EYFS framework.
You’ll observe and assess learning, contribute to progress tracking, and implement individual support plans (including IEPs or EHCPs).
Ensuring children feel safe, secure, and emotionally supported is essential, and you’ll also provide personal care with dignity and respect, while upholding safeguarding and health and safety standards.
Additionally, you will:
- Build strong relationships with families and attend planning and review meetings
- Support daily routines and maintain a clean and organised environment
Please note, due to our open and collaborative working environment and the nature of our work with children and adults with disabilities, all our office-based roles can experience periods of elevated noise levels and some elements of disruption.
About You
To be considered as a Nursery Practitioner, you will need:
- Experience working with children aged 2-5 in an early years setting
- An understanding of the EYFS framework and inclusive practices
- A good level of IT literacy
- A Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education or Childcare (e.g. NVQ, CACHE, NNEB or a related relevant qualification at the same level)
All staff are required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check. Please make it known if you are on the DBS update service.
Other organisations may call this role Early Years Educator, Nursery Key Worker, Early Years Learning Practitioner, Early Years Practitioner, EYFS Support Worker, Education Practitioner, or Early Years Care and Learning Facilitator.
- A culture of progression and development
- 38 days’ annual leave (including Bank Holidays) to support a healthy work/life balance
This is a wonderful opportunity for a nurturing and inclusive early years professional to join our supportive and purpose-led organisation.
Joining our dedicated team, you’ll enable us to achieve our vision of a world which is inclusive to all, regardless of ability, making a difference to countless lives across Surrey.
We boast a comprehensive array of values that ENABLE our teams, stakeholders and services through Equity, Nurturing, Advocacy, Belonging, Language and Empathy.
What’s more, we pride ourselves on our employee experience, many of our staff have exceptional lengths of service. We are committed to inclusivity and over the years we have had many employees working for us who were previously attending our nursery and therapy services.
So, if you’re ready to advance your career and join the team, we’d love to hear from you!