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Senior Practitioner (Pre-School)Nexter Ltd • Bradford, WYK, gb
Senior Practitioner (Pre-School)

Senior Practitioner (Pre-School)

Nexter Ltd • Bradford, WYK, gb
13 days ago
Salary
£28,118.48 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description
Job Description

Role Summary

  • Position: Senior Early Years Practitioner

  • Reports To: Nursery Manager / Deputy Nursery Manager

  • Grade: Senior Level

  • Hours: 38 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 4-day shift pattern at 9.5 hours/day)

  • Yearly Salary: £28,118.48 per annum (£14.23 per hour)

  • Holiday Entitlement: 213 hours per year (includes bank holidays and Christmas shutdown)

  • Key Benefits: Health Benefit Scheme, Discount & Perk Scheme, Discounted Childcare

Core Purpose

To work as a professional Senior Early Years Practitioner, providing high-quality care and education while taking daily responsibility for children's safety and well-being. This role involves room-level supervisory duties, leading staff, delegating daily tasks, and ensuring full compliance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and child welfare standards.



Requirements

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership & Room Management

  • Daily Operations: Manage and lead the room on a day-to-day basis, maintaining high standards of practice and creating a stimulating, attractive environment.

  • Staff Supervision: Delegate tasks and responsibilities within the room, mentor colleagues, and act as a positive role model for staff, students, and children.

  • Management Cover: Step up in the absence of the Nursery Manager or Deputy Manager to ensure safety procedures are met, make operational decisions, and communicate diplomatically with staff and parents.

  • Premises Security: Act as a keyholder when required to open or lock up nursery sites, ensuring full security of the premises.

2. Safeguarding & Child Welfare

  • Child Protection: Demonstrate full knowledge of child protection policies and actively follow all safeguarding procedures to protect children's physical, emotional, social, and intellectual well-being.

  • Health & Safety: Maintain health and safety standards across indoor and outdoor areas by conducting regular risk assessments and daily checks.

  • Accident & Injury Care: Administer care for injured children, monitor them throughout the day, complete accurate accident forms, and obtain parent signatures at collection.

3. Curriculum, Learning & Assessment

  • EYFS Planning: Plan and prepare age-appropriate, engaging activities aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.

  • Progress Tracking: Act as a key worker, maintaining accurate child profile records and developmental tracking on digital platforms (e.g., Famly), while assisting other staff with their tracking responsibilities.

  • Behavior Management: Positively manage children's behavior in line with nursery policy.

4. Communication & Daily Operations

  • Parent Partnerships: Maintain clear, proactive communication with parents and carers regarding their child's progress. Participate in parents' evenings, nursery promotion, fundraising events, and children's outings.

  • Equal Opportunities: Promote anti-discriminatory practice and ensure equal opportunities for all children, families, and staff members.

  • Hygiene & Meal Prep: Maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness. Prepare meals and baby bottles following strict hygiene procedures when required.

Requirements: Must hold a Level 3 Early Years / Childcare qualification



Benefits

  • Hours: 38 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 4-day shift pattern at 9.5 hours/day)

  • Yearly Salary: £28,118.48 per annum (£14.23 per hour)

  • Holiday Entitlement: 213 hours per year (includes bank holidays and Christmas shutdown)

  • Key Benefits: Health Benefit Scheme, Discount & Perk Scheme, Discounted Childcare

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please apply at nexter.co.uk.




Requirements
Who We Are Looking For: We pride ourselves on providing nurseries with enthusiastic, reliable staff who genuinely love working with children. You must hold a "Full & Relevant" Early Years or Childcare qualification (e.g., NVQ, CACHE, Level 3 Early Years Educator, NNEB). Please note: Due to government ratio regulations, Health & Social Care or Teaching Assistant (TA) qualifications do not meet the criteria for Qualified Practitioner rates. Compliance (The 2025 Standard): Safety first! To be counted in nursery ratios, you must hold a Full Paediatric First Aid (PFA) certificate. If you don't have one right now, you must be willing to complete the training immediately to keep our little ones safe and compliant with regulations.
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