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Nursery Practitioner
Salary: Up to £27,934 for a full-time, fully qualified Nursery Practitioner
Location: Epsom, Surrey
Working Arrangement: On-site
Hours: 37.5 hours per week over 4 compressed working days, with the weekly non-working day rotating monthly
Application Deadline: 10 September 2026
Overview
Our client, a further education provider, is looking for a Nursery Practitioner to support children’s learning, development and day-to-day care.
This full-time role offers a four-day compressed working week, free hot lunches, free parking and access to on-site facilities and development opportunities. A relevant childcare qualification is desirable rather than essential.
Responsibilities
- Support children through play and learning activities.
- Provide everyday care, including meal and sleep-time routines.
- Create an engaging environment through creative activities and ideas.
- Observe and record children’s development.
- Plan activities and support around individual children’s needs.
- Build positive relationships with parents and carers.
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Requirements
- A genuine interest in and passion for childcare.
- Confidence communicating with both adults and children.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Desirable
- Relevant childcare qualification.
Benefits
- Free on-site parking.
- Around a five-minute walk from Ewell East Station, with good transport links.
- Free hot lunchtime meals.
- Opportunity to complete a Leadership and Management qualification on site.
- Employee discounts at the on-site café and hair and beauty salon.
- Discounted access to the on-site gym, sports hall, fitness classes, osteopathy services and day nursery.
- Free online qualifications.
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Application Process
Applications may close before 10 September 2026, and interviews will be held as applications are received.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with previous employers, online checks and an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from regulated activity relating to children.
The workplace operates a smoke-free campus policy, including vaping.
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