Posted 21 January, 2026 Canopy Children's Nursery St Luke's Chapel logo

Job details

  • Salary £26,000 to £27,500 per annum
  • Role Nursery Teacher / Early Years Teacher
  • Hours Full Time or Part Time
  • Location Wickford, Essex
  • Job Reference Level 3 Practitioner

Job summary

We are looking for a passionate Nursery Practitioner, who

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

  • Support’s the Canopy Curriculum to ensure a child-centred approach, and ensure the observation and planning process meets the needs of all children.
  • Be a key-person for a group of your own key children, and build strong parent partnerships.
  • Keeping records up to date on our Famly App, and completing quality observations and assessments.
  • Plan and deliver a range of exciting activities and experiences for children.
  • To maintain an organised, safe and stimulating room environment.
  • Ensure effective supervision of children to ensure they remain safe, and complete ongoing risk assessments, ensuring play and learning experiences are safe and age appropriate.
  • Fulfil your roles and responsibilities, and legislation duty in relation to safeguarding children by ensuring you follow safeguarding and child protection procedures
  • Have a clear understanding of and adhere to all policies and procedures, and follow legislations from governing bodies.
  • Working as part of a larger team to ensure all essential day to day tasks are completed in line with the nursery demands, ie. Hygiene Standards and Room Preparation.
  • Implement and maintain the nursery's Equality Policy, ensuring that all children, parents and staff team are valued and included.

Hours:

40 Hours per a week Monday to Friday.

Various shifts depending on nursery needs.

Shifts will be within the hours of 7:15am and 6:45pm.

At Canopy Nursery we have crammed many benefits into our work packages. Please see below:

Staff Benefits:

· 20 Days Annual Leave, Plus Bank Holiday and a paid closure week between Christmas and New Year

· Discounted childcare rate for staff children

· Staff Uniform provided

· Ongoing CPD

How to Apply: If you are passionate and looking to make a difference in early years education, we would love to hear from you!

Apply today, and a member of the team will be in contact to send you our application form and relevant job description.

Canopy Nurseries is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Job Type: Full-time/Part time

Benefits:

  • Free parking
  • On-site parking

Skills / Qualifications:

  • Relevant Level 3 Childcare qualification (Level working towards Level 3 will be considered)
  • Experience working with children aged 0 - 5 years
  • Knowledge of safeguarding practices and regulatory requirements
  • Good communication skills