Nursery Practitioner
Location: Holmer Green
Contract: Full-time
Salary: MPS / UPS
Start Date: October 2026
Application Closing Date: 5th October 2026
About the Role
Are you a caring, enthusiastic, and passionate Nursery Practitioner looking for your next opportunity? We are seeking a dedicated Nursery Practitioner to join a welcoming and supportive nursery, where you'll play an important role in supporting children's learning, development, and wellbeing through engaging, nurturing, and age-appropriate activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality care and support to children, ensuring their safety, wellbeing, and individual needs are met at all times.
- Plan and support engaging, stimulating, and age-appropriate activities that promote children's learning and development.
- Support children's development across key areas including communication and language, physical development, personal, social and emotional development, literacy, and numeracy.
- Encourage children to develop their confidence, independence, social skills, and positive relationships with others.
- Create a warm, welcoming, and inclusive environment where children feel safe, valued, and supported.
- Observe and assess children's development, maintaining accurate records and contributing to their individual learning journeys.
- Support the delivery of activities in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.
- Adapt activities and approaches to meet the individual needs, interests, and abilities of each child.
- Promote positive behaviour using calm, consistent, and age-appropriate strategies.
- Build positive and professional relationships with children, parents, carers, and colleagues.
Requirements
- A genuine passion for working with young children and supporting their development.
- Good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
- A warm, caring, patient, and nurturing approach.
- The ability to build positive and trusting relationships with children.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team and use your own initiative.
- A good understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
- A current Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one.
Why Apply?
- Full-time opportunity within a welcoming and inclusive school.
- A rewarding role supporting pupils’ educational experience.
- Access to training and professional development opportunities.
- Refer a Friend scheme – earn up to £150 collectively.
How to Apply
For more information or to apply, please contact Saba on 01494 840 527, or apply below.
Supply Desk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, and must be willing to comply with all safeguarding requirements.
