Fennies Day Nurseries Ltd
Early Years Educator (Unqualified)
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Early Years Educator (Unqualified)
Location: Fennies, Blyth Road
Salary: Up to £27,262 per year Bonus: Potential to earn a further £1,000 in bonus
Contract: 4-day or 5-day working week available
About the Role
Join Fennies and start a rewarding career helping young children learn, grow, and explore the world.
At Fennies, we believe that great childcare starts with great people. You don’t need previous nursery experience to join us—just a genuine passion for working with children and a willingness to learn.
As an Early Years Educator, you’ll support our experienced team in creating safe, nurturing, and fun environments where children can thrive every day.
Responsibilities
Your role will involve:
- Supporting children during play, learning activities, and daily routines.
- Helping create engaging experiences that encourage curiosity and development.
- Working closely with your team to maintain a safe, organised, and welcoming nursery.
- Building warm relationships with children and their families.
- Supporting children’s confidence, independence, and wellbeing in a supportive environment.
Every day is unique—you may be helping with creative activities, outdoor play, or supporting learning moments that develop new skills in children.
Why Join Fennies?
We offer a positive working environment with extensive support and benefits:
- Competitive salary: Up to £27,262 annually
- Performance-related bonus: Up to £1,000
- Referral bonus: £500 for bringing in new team members
- Childcare discounts available
- Work-life balance with a choice of a 4-day or 5-day working week
- Generous leave: 20 days annual leave (increasing by 1 day per year of service, cap at 25 days) plus bank holidays
- Wellbeing benefits:
- BUPA Wellbeing Support
- Free daily meals from the Fennies Café
- Celebrations and recognition:
- Summer BBQs, Christmas events, and company celebrations
- Fennies Club long-service awards for recognition and reward
- Career development:
- Full training provided
- Opportunities to gain early years qualifications while working
- Personalised development plans, mentoring, and continued support
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What We’re Looking For
Look forward to a supportive environment where you can grow and develop while building a career in childcare.
Key Attributes:
- Friendly, patient, and caring—vital when working with young children.
- Enthusiastic about working with children and families.
- A positive team player who collaborates well with others.
- Reliable, motivated, and eager to learn new skills—further training will be provided.
Many of our Early Years Educators who start on this unqualified pathway progress to become qualified, giving you a great starting point in your childcare career.
This role is ideal if you:
- Enjoy spending time with children, helping them learn, and supporting their growth.
- Are looking to start a meaningful and rewarding career.
- Have prior experience in care roles and enjoy working with people.
- Have worked as a teaching assistant, nanny, or babysitter.
- Want a career change into childcare or education.
- Seek a dynamic, active, or fulfilling role where each day brings something new.
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Fennies is a family-owned business, and our culture reflects this. We strongly value community, trust, and leadership from the ground up.
You’ll thrive in our environment where quality and growth are central to everything we do, from our people to our inspiring education curriculum and beautiful buildings.
Our People Promise Commitment
We believe in fostering a team environment where you can:
- Be Yourself—encouraging authenticity and freedom to grow.
- Come Together—valuing collaboration and teamwork.
- Be All In—encouraging commitmennt and dedicated participation.
- Go Further—supporting long-term career growth and achievements.
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Contact Us
For more information, questions about the role, or simply to learn more about what it’s like to work at Fennies, reach out to our friendly Talent Recruitment team:
- Phone: 0208 770 3222
- Email: recruitment@fennies.com
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Diversity and Inclusion
At Fennies, we celebrate diversity and inclusion and are committed to fostering environments that:
- Reflect all backgrounds.
- Promote a values-driven team where everyone feels valued and supported.
Safeguarding Policy
Safeguarding the well-being of children is a core commitment at Fennies. Any successful candidate will be required to:
- Complete an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.
- Provide proof of identity.
- Undergo Safer Recruitment guidance checks, which may include online and social media searches for shortlisted applicants.
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