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Job Title: Lead Early Years Practitioner
Agency: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 27,485 – 30,162 £ / Year

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Free Spirits Nursery

Freeman Hospital

Free Spirits is a busy 88 place Nursery, graded Outstanding by Ofsted. The Nursery caters for children 6 months to Pre School, located within the grounds of The Freeman Hospital.

Are you ready to join an Outstanding Nursery setting?

  • A vacancy has arisen within the Nursery for a full-time member of staff to join our ‘Outstanding’ team.
  • We are looking for a passionate and energetic member of staff with a sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and child development. Could you be this person?
  • Are you enthusiastic about working with children and supporting their learning and development?
  • Are you able to use your own initiative, research, and keep your knowledge up to date?
  • As part of a team, would you be able to plan varied and stimulating activities that challenge children’s learning and development?
  • We would welcome applications from candidates who would like an opportunity to join our ‘Outstanding’ team. A sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and a positive approach to child care are essential. Experience working with babies would be desirable.

Main duties of the job

  • Be able to work as part of a team, use own initiative, and be actively involved in Nursery routines, overseeing the room as a whole.
  • Implement Nursery and Trust Policies and Procedures, under the direction of the Nursery Managers.
  • To care for and supervise children aged 0-5 years, under the general direction of the Senior Staff and Nursery Managers.
  • To plan and implement a structured, stimulating environment through play, following a curriculum to encourage all areas of development as required by OFSTED.
  • To supervise Early Years Practitioners and students, helping them develop within their role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Childcare or equivalent (in Childcare)

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 4
  • Paediatric First Aid

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Sound knowledge of child development
  • Demonstrate good knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
  • Welfare Requirements
  • Legislation/Policies & Procedures
  • Working as part of a team
  • Observation, Planning, and Assessment
  • Child development

Desirable

  • Good knowledge of Nursery and Trust Policies and Procedures
  • Health and safety
  • Safeguarding
  • SEND
  • Experience in a day care setting

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Highly motivated, able to give direction, enthusiastic, with good interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to communicate with others
  • Ability to lead and give direction
  • Ability to work with others
  • Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

  • To be highly motivated and have a flexible working approach
  • Ability to work in collaboration with colleagues as well as individually.
  • To provide and maintain high-quality childcare within the Nursery

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 15 March 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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