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Nursery Nurse – Swadlincote

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🌟 Nursery Nurse – Swadlincote | Immediate Start until December 2025 (Possible Extension) 🌟
Location: Swadlincote | Role Type: Full-Time | Start Date: ASAP 

Zest Education is delighted to be working with a fantastic nursery setting in Swadlincote that is looking for a caring and enthusiastic Nursery Nurse to join their team. This position is to start immediately and will run until the end of December 2025, with the potential for extension beyond this date.

🌼 About the Nursery:

This nursery is a welcoming and well-established setting with a strong community feel. It offers a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment where children are encouraged to explore, learn, and grow. The team is passionate about early years development and is committed to delivering high-quality care and education to every child in their care.

👶 The Role:

As a Nursery Nurse, you will play a key role in supporting the early development of children through engaging play, structured learning activities, and day-to-day care routines. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum

  • Supporting the physical, emotional, and social development of children

  • Creating a warm, nurturing environment that promotes learning and wellbeing

  • Monitoring and recording children’s progress

  • Building positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues

✅ The Ideal Candidate:

We’re looking for someone with a genuine passion for working with young children and a proactive, positive attitude. The ideal candidate will have:

  • A Level 3 qualification in Childcare (or equivalent) – preferred

  • Previous experience working with children

  • Strong knowledge of child development and safeguarding practices

  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills

  • A caring, patient, and enthusiastic personality

💼 Why Work with Zest Education?

  • Competitive rates of pay

  • Access to ongoing opportunities in the local area

  • A dedicated consultant to support you every step of the way

  • Opportunities for professional growth and training

If you’re a dedicated Nursery Nurse looking for your next opportunity in Swadlincote, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and join a team that truly values the importance of early years education. If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Charlotte at charlotte@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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