Bank Nursery Practitioner / Flexible Nursery Staff | Bristol | £12.71 to £13.75ph

Little Adventures Nursery St Philips
Location: St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0LP
Salary: £12.71 to £13.75 per hour, depending on qualification
Hours: Flexible / Bank
Contract: Bank
Schedule: Flexible shifts, Monday to Friday

Looking for flexible nursery work in Bristol?

Want an Early Years role that gives you greater flexibility around your other commitments?

We're looking for caring and reliable Bank Nursery Practitioners / Flexible Nursery Staff to join Little Adventures Nursery St Philips, close to Bristol city centre and Bristol Temple Meads.

Whether you're an experienced Level 3 Early Years Practitioner, currently studying, returning to Early Years, looking for additional hours or simply want more flexibility, we'd love to hear from you.

No Level 3 qualification? That's okay. We have opportunities for both qualified and unqualified bank colleagues.

Join an award-winning workplace. We're Great Place to Work® certified and recognised by The Sunday Times Best Places to Work, with a strong focus on development, wellbeing and helping our people thrive.

Pay

• £13.75 per hour for Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioners

• £12.71 per hour for unqualified Early Years Assistants

• Flexible bank opportunities to fit around your availability

Why join Little Adventures?

Bank doesn't mean being on the outside. We want our flexible colleagues to feel just as welcome and valued as the rest of our nursery team.

You'll benefit from:

• Flexible working opportunities

• £12.71 to £13.75 per hour depending on qualification

• Opportunities to gain experience within a supportive Early Years environment

• Training and professional development

• Opportunities to develop your Early Years career

• Access to applicable wellbeing and colleague benefits, subject to eligibility

• Stream financial wellbeing tools, where eligible

• Employee recognition and rewards

• Team events and celebrations

• Opportunities to explore permanent Early Years roles within our growing nursery group

• A supportive, inclusive and values-led culture

What you'll be doing

As part of our bank team, you'll:

• Support high-quality care, learning and play for children aged 0 to 5

• Help create fun, engaging and age-appropriate experiences

• Support children's learning and development in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

• Help maintain safe, welcoming and stimulating nursery environments

• Support children's personal care, meals, hygiene, rest and daily routines

• Build positive relationships with children and colleagues

• Work alongside our Early Years Practitioners and Room Managers

• Adapt confidently to different rooms and age groups

• Follow safeguarding, child protection, health, safety and welfare procedures at all times

What we're looking for

We'd love to hear from you if you're:

• A Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioner or Nursery Practitioner

• An experienced Nursery Assistant or Early Years Assistant

• Studying towards an Early Years or childcare qualification

• Returning to childcare after a career break

• Looking for flexible nursery work alongside other commitments

Most importantly, you'll be:

• Caring, patient and positive

• Reliable and professional

• Confident working as part of a team

• Passionate about supporting children

• Committed to safeguarding and children's wellbeing

• Willing to undertake the required Enhanced DBS and safer recruitment checks

Flexible Early Years work that fits around you

Bank work could be ideal if you're balancing:

• Family commitments

• College or university

• Another part-time role

• Studies or an Early Years qualification

• A gradual return to work

• A need for greater flexibility

And if your circumstances change, there may be opportunities to explore permanent Nursery Assistant, Early Years Practitioner and future Room Manager roles within our growing nursery group.

Our culture is built around our ARCH values: Accountability, Reliability, Caring and Honesty, and we're looking for bank colleagues who bring those values to life whenever they're with us.

Safeguarding children

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, including our bank colleagues.

We're committed to safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment is subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, Right to Work checks and employment history checks.

Easy to reach from across Bristol

Our nursery is at Shaftesbury Chapel, Union Road, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0LP, close to Bristol city centre and Bristol Temple Meads.

It's conveniently located for candidates travelling from:

Bristol City Centre | Temple Meads | Redcliffe | Lawrence Hill | Easton | St George | Totterdown | Knowle | Brislington | Bedminster | Southville | Fishponds | Kingswood

Ready for flexible work in Early Years?

If you're searching for bank nursery work, flexible nursery jobs, Bank Nursery Practitioner, Nursery Assistant or Early Years jobs in Bristol, we'd love to hear from you.