Nursery Practitioner

Description

Nursery Practitioner

Location: Chelmsford

Salary: £26,000 – £31,000 per year

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Working Hours: 5 days per week, shifts between 7:30am – 18:00pm

TeacherActive is currently recruiting for a dedicated and enthusiastic Nursery Practitioner to join a welcoming early years setting in Chelmsford. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Nursery Practitioner looking for a full-time permanent position within a supportive nursery environment.

The successful Nursery Practitioner will play an important role in supporting children’s development and wellbeing while helping to create a safe, nurturing and engaging learning environment. This Nursery Practitioner role is ideal for someone passionate about early years education and committed to delivering high-quality childcare.

Key Responsibilities

As a Nursery Practitioner, your responsibilities will include supporting children’s learning and development through engaging play-based activities, planning and implementing age-appropriate learning experiences in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, observing and monitoring children’s progress while maintaining accurate records, ensuring the nursery environment remains safe, clean and stimulating, supporting children with daily routines including mealtimes and personal care, working closely with colleagues to maintain high standards of care, and building strong partnerships with parents and carers by providing regular feedback on children’s progress.

Requirements

To be considered for this Nursery Practitioner role, applicants must hold a CACHE Level 3 qualification in Childcare or an equivalent early years qualification. The ideal Nursery Practitioner will be reliable, enthusiastic and passionate about supporting children during their early years development. Previous experience working in a nursery or early years setting is highly desirable.

Staff Benefits

The nursery offers a supportive and professional working environment where staff wellbeing and development are valued. There is also an onsite car park available for staff.

What TeacherActive Offers

A dedicated team of consultants available 24/7 to support you throughout the onboarding process

Guaranteed Payment Scheme (terms and conditions apply)

Access to CPD courses and certificates through the My-Progression channel

Market-leading rates of pay

TeacherActive Referral Scheme – receive up to £100 when you refer a friend (terms and conditions apply)

PAYE pay structure, ensuring correct Tax and National Insurance contributions with no hidden administration charges

If you are a motivated and professional Nursery Practitioner seeking a role starting in March 2026 in Chelmsford, we would welcome your application.

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All applicants will be contacted to discuss suitability and then invited to register with TeacherActive.

Registration involves an enhanced DBS check, ID checks and will require you to supply good professional references. We pride ourselves on excellent service. We can provide a wide range of opportunities in schools and other educational institutions, with good rates of pay, at times to suit your needs.

Regular external audits have shown repeatedly that our standards are exceptional. xjnqpsq We are passionate about finding the right staff for each environment.

TeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer, and operates as an Employment Business in providing temporary or contract job-seeking services

Ad ID: 5417994634