Early Years Practitioner

YMCA have an exciting opportunity for an Early Years Practitioner to join the team.

Location: Andover

Salary: GBP18,525 - GBP22,960 per annum

About Us:

We believe that everybody should have the opportunity to lead happy, healthy lives. YMCA Fairthorne Group (YMCA) is a community-based charity that brings people of all backgrounds and abilities together in YMCA places to identify and deliver effective programmes that meet their needs.

We work across Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton, from 30 venues, providing programmes to over 40,000 people every year. Programmes include multiple early years settings, Daycamps, community activities, the annual national Young Carers Festival, and supportive housing for young people and families experiencing homelessness.

Early Years Practitioner - The Role:

We are looking for an extra special Early Years Practitioner (EYP) to join our friendly, busy team at our YMCA Nursery in the heart of Augusta Park, East Anton, Andover. With bright, spacious rooms and outdoor play areas, the nursery provides plenty of exciting spaces for mini adventures and daily discoveries.

The role of the EYP is to deliver the highest quality of care and education, inspiring children s development by providing exciting, child-led, play-based activities utilising the outdoors wherever possible.

- If you can nurture new-borns, get messy with toddlers, and prepare pre-schoolers for the big wide world

- Giggle, hop, paint, climb and show off your best dance moves

- Inspire, stimulate, educate

- Be a bouncing space-bunny one minute, and a cuddle monkey the next

- Then you re just the right person who d thrive, and love, working with us!

Early Years Practitioner - You:

- Qualified to Level 3 Childcare or have a willingness to train

- Have an understanding or interest of the development needs of children

- Have basic knowledge of health and safety in addition to safeguarding best practice

- Able to connect with children, co-workers and parents alike; provide stimulating indoor and outdoor activities; complete daily observations on the children in your care; and plan their next developmental steps in line with EYFS

- Just like us, be passionate about helping children grow to the best of their ability and have a whale of a time doing so!

Early Years Practitioner - Benefits:

- A full-time salary of GBP18,525 - GBP22,960 per year

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing up to 30 days with length of service)

- Option to buy up to 5 additional days holiday per year

- Additional pay increase for those with Level 4,5 or 6 qualifications

- 50% off Early Years Childcare

- Pension scheme

- Cycle to Work scheme

- YMCA Membership benefits including day camps discount, camping, parties, events.

- Plenty of amazing long-term career opportunities.

- We support flexibility wherever possible, discuss your requirements with us

FUN-LOVING EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONERS APPLY HERE!

If you tick all the above boxes and are keen to join the YMCA team, then we d love to hear from you. Send us your CV and tell us how you would bring spirit and sparkle to our nursery.

To submit your CV for this exciting Early Years Practitioner opportunity, please press Apply now and await further instructions.

NB: Successful applicant to undertake an enhanced disclosure via Disclosure Barring Service and subject to two references. Registered charity .