Tops Days Nursery in Portsmouth is seeking a Senior Nursery Practitioner to join our team, working on a full-time capacity. This is a fun, exciting nursery situated just outside of the city centre. 

Employees benefit from being less than 10 minutes away from Cosham High Street and a stone’s throw away from the picturesque Lakeside Harbour. There are also convenient transport links very close to the nursery for both trains and buses!

The 99 place nursery is located within the grounds of the Queen Alexandra Hospital. With such convenient transport links, we are able to provide exciting opportunities for children to explore the local parks and playgrounds! The nursery run a number of extra-curricular activities including Tops Forest School, cooking school, Boogie Mites, yoga, meditation and much more!

If you want to play a pivotal role in educating the next generation in an award winning, sustainable day nursery… join our family today!

Benefits:

£400 Welcome Bonus. Why not be rewarded with a massive incentive to kick off the start of your journey with Tops Day Nurseries. All successful candidates are eligible
Health & Wellbeing. We know that sometimes life can be a bit tricky, or you might need a little guidance and support. We offer Counselling session, Yoga Therapy, Mental Health First Aider on call, private medical scheme and so much more!
Childcare Discounts. It is not always easy to cover the costs of childcare, so we are really pleased to offer you a generous up to 60% discount within Tops Day Nurseries to support your family’s needs.
Birthdays Off. Sure, Birthdays with colleagues can be fun but we give you the day off to celebrate, YOU! Plus, the longer you collaborate with Tops Day Nurseries, the more your holiday entitlement grows.
Bank Holiday: There is an option for you to either take the day off or even better why not earn extra money by working on bank holidays.

…. AND MUCH MORE!

Duties:

Support and promote children’s early education and development
Plan and provide effective care, teaching and learning that enables children to progress and prepares them for school
Make accurate and productive use of assessment
Develop effective and informed practice
Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children
Work in partnership with the key person, colleagues, parents and carers or other professionals
Can you maintain our consistent ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ for all area of the nursery for Ofsted inspection
With guidance from the EYFS; plan and implement engaging educational activities suitable for the age range of the children

Minimum requirement: 

A minimum of a Level 3 Early Years Qualification is required. All successful candidate will be subject to safety checks, including a full-completed Application Form and a DBS Checks.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues and applications. Individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

More Benefits:

Up to 60% discount for Childcare within Tops Day Nurseries
Annual pay review
29 days annual holiday entitlement (pro rata)
Company pension
Great career progression
Continuous in-house and external training opportunities
Regular supervisions
An eco-friendly company with BCorp accreditation
Uniform Provided