Nursery Practitioner Level 3

Job Description

Early Years Educator – Busy Bees

As an Early Years Educator, you will play a leading role in fostering the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children at Busy Bees, supporting the Bee Curious curriculum and ensuring each child receives a high quality educational experience.

What to Expect as a Nursery Practitioner

• Create a Safe, Stimulating Environment: Prepare materials and arrange rooms to encourage children’s growth and learning.
• Lead Educational Activities: Plan and deliver activities that support children’s physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development, aligned with the Curriculum for Excellence and Realising the Ambition.
• Key Person Role: Oversee children’s development and care needs, building strong family connections.

What We’re Looking For

• Level 3 (or above) qualification in Early Years Education.
• Proven experience working with children under 5 and a genuine interest in early childhood education.
• Good communication and organisational skills, with the ability to apply knowledge of child development to plan and deliver activities.

Busy Bees Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing professional development and career progression
• Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a wide range of retailers
• Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Birthday off
• 50% childcare discount
• Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus
• Menopause support through Peppy
• Financial support through Salary Finance
• Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Easy access to workplace pension through Cushon
• Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
• Opportunities to travel to other countries, experience different cultures, and learn new practices.

At Busy Bees, we’re committed to care, quality, value, and service. If you have previous experience working with children, ideally as an Early Years Educator, Nursery Practitioner, Nursery Assistant or Nursery Nurse, and you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in early childhood education, we encourage you to apply.