We currently have two posts available within our childcare company;

1 Fulltime permanent post of 40 hours working with 2 year old children

1 Fulltime maternity temporary post of 40 hours working with 0 - 2 year old age range.

Both posts start in January 2023.

Please contact Cathy Bednal or Lisa Vidler for further information

01773 745014 or lvidler@ripley-nur.derbyshire.sch.uk

Early Years Practitioner - Permanent

Due to the success of our childcare company we are looking to add another member to our fantastic team of Early Years Practitioners. We have an opening for a full time member of staff to work 40 hours over 5 days in our Busy Butterfly 2 year old room.  We work all-year-round here and are open from 7:45am - 5:45pm.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A Level 3 Childcare Qualification.
• Enjoys and has experience of working with curious and busy 2 year old children.
• Enjoys working as part of a friendly team of practitioners.
• Is a good communicator with children, parents and staff.
• Shares our love of nature and working in our nursery garden.

The role of this position includes, but is not limited to:

• Being actively involved in the planning, preparation and evaluation of the EYFS curriculum to provide age appropriate and fantastic learning opportunities at all costs.
• Creating a fun, stimulating atmosphere, both indoor and outdoors (waterproof clothing and wellies will be required!), where the children are able to explore, experiment and make discoveries during their play within a safe setting.
• Having a clear understanding of the value of child initiated play and demonstrate this in their positive daily interactions with children and parents.
• Taking on the role of Key Person for a group of children, maintaining their learning journals and always completing them to a high standard.
• Building fantastic partnerships with our parents and promoting close links between home and childcare.
• Building on your childcare knowledge by regularly attending training courses and weekly staff meetings.

All successful applicants will be subject to a enhanced DBS check and need two references including current or most recent employer. We here at Ripley Nursery School Childcare pride ourselves on our Child Protection and Safeguarding recruitment procedures to ensure the safety of all our children, staff and volunteers.

Ripley Nursery School Childcare reserve the right to close the applications early if a suitable candidate is found prior to the job end date.

Salary: £9.60 per hour

Start date: 2nd January 2023. Induction during December 2022 at a date TBA

Early Years Practitioner - Maternity cover

 We have an opening for a full time member of staff to work 40 hours over 5 days in both our Busy Butterfly and Little Babybird rooms to cover a maternity leave.  We work all-year-round here and are open from 7:45am - 5:45pm.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A Level 3 Childcare Qualification.
• Enjoys and has experience of working with the 0 - 3 years age range.
• Enjoys working as part of a friendly team of practitioners.
• Is a good communicator with children, parents and staff.
• Shares our love of nature and working in our nursery garden.

The role of this position includes, but is not limited to:

• Being actively involved in the planning, preparation and evaluation of the EYFS curriculum to provide age appropriate and fantastic learning opportunities at all costs.
• Creating a fun, stimulating atmosphere, both indoor and outdoors (waterproof clothing and wellies will be required!), where the children are able to explore, experiment and make discoveries during their play within a safe setting.
• Having a clear understanding of the value of child initiated play and demonstrate this in their positive daily interactions with children and parents.
• Taking on the role of Key Person for a group of children, maintaining their learning journals and always completing them to a high standard.
• Building fantastic partnerships with our parents and promoting close links between home and childcare.
• Building on your childcare knowledge by regularly attending training courses and weekly staff meetings.

All successful applicants will be subject to a enhanced DBS check and need two references including current or most recent employer. We here at Ripley Nursery School Childcare pride ourselves on our Child Protection and Safeguarding recruitment procedures to ensure the safety of all our children, staff and volunteers.

Ripley Nursery School Childcare reserve the right to close the applications early if a suitable candidate is found prior to the job end date.

Salary: £9.60 per hour

Start date: 2nd January 2023. Induction during December 2022 at a date TBA

Training opportunities

If you are a sixth-form, college or university student, studying towards childcare and education qualifications, and are interested in Ripley Nursery School Childcare as your placement setting, please contact Lisa Vidler, Childcare Assistant Manager on 01773 745014 ext. 2 or alternatively, email lvidler@ripley-nur.derbsyhire.sch.uk