Early Years Nursery Practitioner
Nursery Practitioner Job Description
Nursery Practitioner Application Form
Job Details
Job Title: Early Years Nursery Practitioner, qualified (or unqualified assistant, willing to train)
Place of Work: Flo’s – The Place in the Park, Rymers Lane, OX4 3JZ
Salary: £22,922 – £26,518 FTE (depending on qualification and experience)
Hours: 3–4 full days (depending on whether the candidate is qualified or requires training), hours vary by shift, between 8.00am and 5.15pm
Weeks per Year: 51 weeks
Contract Type: Permanent
Responsible to: Nursery Manager or Deputy
Leave: 33 days including bank holidays (pro rata)
Start Date: End of October/beginning of November 2025 (exact date to be discussed)
Job Purpose
To provide safe, high-quality education and care for nursery children with an emphasis on play and learning outdoors.
For a visit or informal chat please contact:
Tanja Fletcher – Nursery Manager
Tel: 01865 587612
Email: nurserymanager@flosoxford.org.uk
Trustee (Early Years Focus)
Voluntary position on Flo’s Board of Trustees
Nursery Trustee (Early Years Specialist and Chair of the Nursery Sub Group) – with knowledge and experience of the Early Years and/or Forest School/ Outdoor Learning
By contributing your time and experience in this area you can help our team fulfil key organisational needs. As well as feeding in your specific expertise at Board meetings and subgroup meetings, you may also be asked to provide advice and/or undertake specific projects, for example assisting the manager with reviewing policies, advising on implementation or problem-solving in your area.
As a guide, we would expect an average board commitment to look like:
- Average of 1 formal meetings per month (including whole board meetings, Nursery Sub-Group meetings, and Finance Sub-Group meetings – usually held outside of working hours). Board meetings are held quarterly in person at Flo’s on weekday evenings.
- 2-4 hrs per month providing support to Flo’s operational teams (e.g. advice in your specialist area, reviewing documents, informing strategy, problem solving – arrangements by agreement / at your discretion)
- Attend our AGM (annually, weekends or weekday evening) and a Strategy Day (up to twice a year, usually during working hours)
- Attendance at some of Flo’s key events / activities where possible – so you are engaged with Flo’s ‘on the ground’
About you
We are looking for people who:
- Are interested in PPP Ltd.’s work and committed to our social mission and values.
- Are willing and able to give their time, experience, skills and enthusiasm to help run Flo’s. This includes regular time commitments (outlined above)
- Have relevant background and experiences to bring different points of view to our discussions.
- Share our core values.
Expenses incurred in order to carry out trustee duties are paid on approval of invoice.
To find out more
We encourage you to get in touch with us in the first instance, to find out more about this role you can speak to our Chair, Sarah Borien – chair@flosoxford.org.uk.
