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The Canterbury Academy Trust

Early Years Practitioner

£12.71 an hour

  • Canterbury
  • Full time

Found by HiredNow AI on 16 Sept 2026. Subscribers saw it first.

About the 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.

We are currently looking for an Early Years Practitioner who:

  • Must hold a recognised NNEB or NVQ level 3 or above qualification
  • Have experience of working with children with from 3 months – 4 years
  • Knowledge of Early Years Foundation Stage framework.

Your Role as Early Years Practitioner

As Nursery Practitioner, you will

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

The Person

We are looking for a Nursery Practitioner who has:

  • Previous experience of working with young children in a similar role
  • Previous experience of being a Key Worker
  • Passion for childcare, and must be a hard worker with a cando attitude
  • Be motivated and committed
  • The ability to cooperate and support others in a team
  • Must be a warm and cheerful person who has a real passion for working with Children in the Early Years.

Our New team member will be required to work 45hpw - Monday - Friday (8am – 5pm). Our settings are currently a term time only 38 weeks a year. The current rate of pay is £12.71 per hour.

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Apply at The Canterbury Academy Trust