Key Role Information

Salary
£12.71 per hour
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
17/07/2026 09:00
Interview
TBC
Start
1 September 2026
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
£12.71 per hour
Department
City View
Key stage
Early Years
Hours per week
0.00
Weeks per year
38.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Early Years Practitioner to join our friendly team. Our Nursery & Pre-Schools provide an inclusive Childcare service for both mainstream children, and those with SEND and the successful candidate will be required to support us to deliver a fun, educational and nurturing environment for children.

Your Role as Early Years Practitioner

As Nursery Practitioner, you will:

  1. Support children’s learning and development through play
  2. Act as a Key Worker for a small group of children and build relationships with their families
  3. Promote the health, safeguarding and well-being of children
  4. Be a role model to other staff and deliver high-quality early years experiences for children
  5. Ensure that safeguarding procedures are followed, including Local Authority procedures
  6. Support our Manager and the team in our Ofsted grading
  7. Embrace, understand and promote City View Pre-Schools & Nurseries Ltd as both a high-quality nursery provider and employer

We would like our new team member to start in September 2026.

Our settings are currently 8am - 5pm, Monday to Friday, term time only 38 weeks a year and offer flexible working patterns.

Qualifications

Must hold a recognised NNEB or NVQ level 3 or above Early Years qualificationessential

Skills

Experience

Previous experience of working with young children in a similar roleessential
Experience working with children with from 3 months – 4 yearsessential
Previous experience of being a Key Workeressential

Personal Attributes

Must be a warm and cheerful person who has a real passion for working with Children in the Early Yearsessential
Committedessential
Self-motivatedessential
The ability to cooperate and support others in a teamessential

City View Pre-School & Nursery

Jemma McClean

recruitment@canterbury.kent.sch.uk

City View Pre-School & Nursery
City View
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 8PT

Safeguarding Information

The Canterbury Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. All posts will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty. A satisfactory DBS disclosure must be presented to the Academy before any employment can commence.

In line with KCSIE guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, The Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found, concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children, will be discussed at the interview stage.