Early Years Practitioner Level 3

Role: Ref 11628 Early Years Practitioner

Location: Norwich Norfolk

Salary:Up to 26499 per annum

Contract/Hours:Permanent Full Time 40 hours per week

Closing date:Midnight on the 31st of July 2025

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays

• 60% discount on childcare within our nurseries and clubs

• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunitiesfor free!

• Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages

• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover

• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts

• Free parking
  

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About Spring

Spring offers award-winning childcare services as part of the national charity Action for Children. Its our mission to be the best provider of outstanding quality early education to children throughout the UK that is accessible to all. We are focused on enabling young people to learn have fun and make friends in our bright engaging settings. That starts with creating a happy environment for our team. Join us and you can look forward to:

• A kind caring culture with an emphasis on wellbeing both physical and mental.

• Flexible working wherever possible we offer flexibility on hours and/or hybrid working.

• Lots of opportunities for training learning development including gaining qualifications.

• Excellent benefits that compare favorably to other employers in our sector.

A bit about the role

Spring Milecross is passionate about providing the best possible start for children aged 3 months- 5 years adapting and growing to meet each childs needs. We strive to create a love of reading within our setting supporting children and families through our reading room and well thought out learning opportunities. Our curriculum is all about fostering independence supporting children to be leaders of their own learning to set them up for school and beyond We are committed to ensuring that children with SEN are highly supported and included in everything that we do supporting children to learn about being individuals and celebrating even the smallest of achievements.

We are looking for two Early Years Practitioner (Level 3) to support the children to explore and discover their own creativity individuality and imagination within our nurturing engaging and safe environments.

We are looking for 1 practitioner to join our Baby room team looking after our youngest children aged 3month-18 months. For this role we are looking for someone who is passionate about nurturing our little learners to learn about the world around them through sensory play and exploration. Joining a small team of like-minded practitioners to work together to provide a safe and nurturing environment.

We are also looking for a practitioner to join our preschool room looking after children aged 3-5years providing our innovators with engaging activities and learning opportunities to grow and develop their world and imaginations. For this role you will need to have a love of getting stuck in messy and pretending to eat lots of mud pies! Joining an experienced team of practitioners who support each other to create a world of curiosity.

What we are looking for:

• A qualified practitioner who shares our values and ethos in:

• Engaging children following their developmental needs and interests following the EYFS British values and enhancing cultural capital.

• Building partnerships with parents / carers families and professionals involved with the children to achieve the best possible outcome for each child.

• Being a keyperson supporting childrens individual needs keeping accurate records and regularly communicating with parents / carers.

• Supporting with love and nurture making every single day count for the children making everlasting memories.

What we need from you

• In the role of Early Years Practitioner (Level 3) were ideally looking for someone who has:

• A Level 3Early Years and Childcare qualification e.g. NNEB CACHE NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education or equivalentwhich is essential for the role.

• A passion to learn and develop whether you are newly qualified or an experienced practitioner.

• Full understanding of childrens emotional physical psychological and educational developmental needs from 0 to 5 years.

• A positive attitude and a great team player to uphold a high quality learning environment.