Early Years Practitioner – Part-Time 25-35 hours per week (full-time also considered)

Do you have a passion for working with children and a love of the outdoors?Do you want your working day to be fun, rewarding and varied?

If this sounds like you, please get in touch to find out more.

You’d be working in a small, Ofsted outstanding, family run nursery.  We would welcome you into our team and embrace your ideas and experience into our practice.  Working hours could be negotiated to suit both the needs of the nursery and your personal requirements.

We need you to offer us:

• Bags of enthusiasm and positivity
• Commitment and reliability
• The ability to work shifts between 8am – 6pm Mondays to Fridays.
• Excellent teamwork with a real ‘muck in’ approach to all tasks.
• A full and relevant early years qualification (minimum level 2)
• A sense of humour as lots of fun will be had along the way.

We will offer you:

• A generous, above average salary, up to 30k pro rata depending on experience.
• Regular opportunity for incentive bonuses
• Paid lunch breaks and a cooked meal
• Access to pension scheme
• Access to vitality private healthcare and reward scheme
• Plenty of opportunity for training and progression
• Job satisfaction – much of your day will be spent outdoors, inspiring young minds.  Your ideas and contribution will be truly valued.

Closing Date: Ongoing
Interview Date: T.B.C
Start Date: August 2026

Country Pumpkins is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Any offer of employment will be subject to 2 written references, a clear DBS check and a successful probationary period.

If you would like to apply for any of the roles or find out more about them, please contact Rhian on 01386 339157 or email beckford@countrypumpkinsnursery.co.uk for a recruitment pack.