Nursery Practitioner Level 3

Overview

Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK

As an Early Years Educator, you will play a leading role in fostering the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children at Busy Bees. Join a company that values high-quality education and provides ample growth opportunities.

About Us

Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured.

About our Nursery

Our large Hexham nursery is located just behind Hexham General Hospital, providing a number of sizeable rooms for children across a number of ages. We also have large, well-equipped gardens. When it comes to learning we offer Bee Curious, the UK’s only independently evaluated early years curriculum. Bee Curious focuses on education in key areas, such as vocabulary, developing a love for stories, and understanding basic mathematical concepts. Our progression model adapts with little ones, enabling them to build key skills and gain knowledge across their formative years.

Busy Bees Benefits

• £12.77 Hourly
• Ongoing professional development and career progression
• Our Hive benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers
• Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!
• 50% childcare discount
• Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus
• Menopause support through Peppy
• Financial support through Salary Finance
• Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon
• Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
• Opportunities to travel to other countries, experience different cultures and learn new practices.

But wait, there’s more! You\'ll also enjoy access to our Benefits and Wellbeing platform, Hive - offering huge array huge of retail discounts helping your money to go further, along with a Wellbeing Hub featuring resources to support your physical and mental health. A Celebrating You section showcasing the ways we recognise and reward our valued team members. Plus, a dedicated Grow with Us area sharing the exciting development opportunities and training designed to support you to thrive and grow at Busy Bees.

Why Work at Busy Bees?

We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee Curious curriculum, designed to foster curiosity and confidence in young learners.

Our Charitable Commitment

Through our partnership with BBC Children in Need, we offer fantastic opportunities for community involvement and fundraising to support children's lives.

Relief Positions Available Now

Looking for flexibility? We are also hiring Relief Early Years Educators to join our Busy Bees family. Relief roles are perfect if you want to work around other commitments while still making a real difference in children’s lives. You’ll enjoy the same supportive environment, competitive pay, and access to our fantastic Busy Bees benefits, with the added freedom to choose shifts that work best for you.

What to Expect as a Nursery Practitioner

What We’re Looking For

At Busy Bees, we’re committed to care, quality, value, and service. If you have previous experience working with children, ideally as an Early Years Educator, Nursery Practitioner, Nursery Assistant or Nursery Nurse and you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in early childhood education we encourage you to apply!

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