Nursery Practitioner

About the job

Key information

We are looking for a nurturing, fun loving and inspirational practitioner to join our team at Bright Sparks Nursery, IKB Primary School, Wellington.

Hours: 37 hours per week, all year round.

Grade: Level 3 – £13.05 per hour, £25,185 per annum

What will I be doing?

Do you have:

• A warm, smiling face that makes every child feel special and loved.
• The skills required to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving small people as this is of utmost importance.
• The flair to feel comfortable entering public places on the way home from work with unknown substances on your clothing or dressed up in fancy dress.
• The ability to sing in tune is not necessary; however, the ability to sing out of tune in front of a crowd is essential.
• The knack to remember the names of many children, their parents, siblings, grandparents, pets and special soft toys is a key component of this job. Again, this is something that will develop over time.
• A high level of comfort with being asked personal questions by children is essential. For example, you will regularly be asked questions regarding what you are having for lunch, whether you are willing to share said lunch.
• You must have the ability to read a ten-page book upside down with at least one interruption per page.
• The expertise to authentically show an interest in and curiosity for bugs and creepy crawlies is essential, even if they are your biggest fear on earth.

If so come join our team at our exciting and stimulating nursery setting in Wellington.

Inspiring 2 – 4 year olds across our Trust nurseries.

Main Objectives:

• To provide inclusive play and learning opportunities for all children attending the nursery and to maintain a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment.
• To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.
• To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met.

Our early years settings provide inclusive play and learning opportunities for all children. We adopt a learning style that is centred around children’s interests as well as providing them exposure to new opportunities within our Early Years curriculum supported by our Trust Early Years Lead and linking in with our primary schools.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

Requirements: Level 3 relevant childcare qualification.

Experience: Relevant work experience in a nursery or preschool desirable.

Supporting documents and information

Visits to the nursery are welcomed, please contact to arrange: brightsparks@ikb.bep.ac

To apply please visit the careers site

Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Application Deadline: Friday 14 November 2025

Apply on the Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School website