Early Years Practitioner

Finlay Children and Family Centre

Barnardo's nurseries in Gloucestershire have three nursery settings across Gloucester City and the Forest of Dean.  Our aim is to provide early years education of the highest quality with an ethos that values children and parents/carers from all backgrounds.

Due to expansion, we are looking for one outstanding person to work part-time in our small, friendly team at Finlay Nursery, Gloucester.  You need to be caring and approachable with preferably some experience of working with children under 5.

Wednesday-Friday (20.5 hrs per week), term time only (39 weeks per year) starting September 2026.

Successful candidates will need:

• Early Education or Childcare qualification Level 3 minimum
• To work as part of a team to provide good quality services to young children and their families accessing the service.  
• Excellent knowledge of the EYFS
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to targets and deadlines.
• Good time Management skills.
• Excellent Communication skills.

This post is subject to DBS clearance.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and families

Benefits of working for Barnardo's:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Career progression
• A huge range of learning and development opportunities
• Benefit scheme including discounts, cycle to work scheme and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)-Health and well-being benefit, It gives you immediate access to a variety of confidential services including telephone and online counselling.
• Pension scheme
• Being part of a large UK based children's charity

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

This is an ongoing vacancy, applications will be reviewed on a regular basis and shortlisting and interviews will be arranged accordingly

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