Current Job Vacancies

Early Years Teacher

A £1,000 joining bonus is being offered with this job offer.

Puddleduck Nursery in Wallingford cares for children aged 3 months to 5 years in a beautiful natural environment. The nursery is currently recruiting for Qualified Early Years Teacher of either QTS, EYT ior EYPS to join our fun and friendly team.

The role includes:

• Plan and develop rich learning opportunities and exceptional care, that helps all children to develop, and meets their individual needs
• Make accurate and effective assessments, which reflect the needs, interests, and stages of each child, through supporting the delivery of the key person approach
• Ensure the environment is providing consistent stimulating and inspiring activities for the children, across both the indoor and outdoor areas
• Develop and maintain strong parent/ carer partnerships
• Promote and ensure child welfare, protection, health and safety and safeguarding procedures and policies are followed at all times
• Work with colleagues to maintain a positive, happy and safe environment on a day to day basis

What we’re looking for

• Hold either Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS), or Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) Qualification - essential
• Previous experience working within the Early Years sector
• Sound understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child
• Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
• Ability to use a variety of techniques to clearly and successfully communicate with both children and adults
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children

Puddleduck Nursery offers a competitive salary including 33 days holiday. Free uniform including T-shirts, sweatshirts and fleeces, pension, social events and training opportunities available.

Successful candidates will be entitled to a signing-on bonus of £1000.00 once the probationary period has been completed successfully

Salary: to £32,500 to £37,500

Early Years Practitioners / Early Years Educator / Nursery Nurse

A £1,000 joining bonus is being offered with this job offer.

Puddleduck Nursery in Wallingford cares for children aged 3 months to 5 years in a beautiful natural environment. The nursery is currently recruiting for Qualified Early Years Practitioners of either Level 2 or Level 3 to join our fun and friendly team.

The role includes:

• Working with the EYFS and completing online journeys for your key children.
• Supporting room leaders and room coordinators in every day running of the room.
• To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.
• Being involved in developing and delivering high quality, stimulating, creative and welcoming environment for the children within the nursery.
• Building good working relationships with staff and parents.
• To provide a range of activities relevant to the age and needs of the children in the setting, which encourage independence, self-motivation, and eagerness to learn.
• Attending regular supervision and training as agreed with the nursery manager/Owner and have a willingness to continue your own professional development.
• Maintaining confidentiality at all times.

Suitable candidates must:

• Hold a level 2 or Level 3 in Childcare/equivalent.
• Have a good understanding of EYFS regulations
• Be able to demonstrate good communication skills
• Have a positive attitude
• Be creative and ambitious
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Have the ability to work as part of a team.

Puddleduck Nursery offers a competitive salary including 28 days holiday. Free uniform including T-shirts, sweatshirts and fleeces, pension, social events and training opportunities available.

Successful candidates will be entitled to a signing-on bonus of £1000.00 once the probationary period has been completed successfully

Salary: to £27,000

Early Years Apprentice

Salary: apprenticeship