Relief Nursery Practitioner

Childbase Partnership Rugby, England Apr 13, 2026

Type Contract
Pay £12.87 – £14.33/hour
Work Onsite

Relief Nursery Practitioner focuses on support lessons, learning activities, behaviour, assessment, or childcare routines according to the role.

What the role involves

  • Support lessons, learning activities, behaviour, assessment, or childcare routines according to the role.
  • Work with teachers, children, learners, families, or colleagues to keep progress and safety on track.

Skills and requirements

  • Relevant teaching, classroom, childcare, QTS, SEN, safeguarding, or early-years experience may be required.

Confirmed role details

  • Permanent | 0 hours/week | 52 weeks/year.
  • Varied, ad-hoc shifts between 07:30-18:30, Monday-Friday.
  • We’ve been delivering childcare excellence since 1989.
  • Within our 44-day nurseries, Head Office, and Training Academy, Edu.

Candidate fit

  • Holding a DfE approved early years qualification at level 2 or above is advantageous though not essential.
  • You have some experience of caring for babies and children aged five and under, ideally in an early years environment.
  • Contribute to observations for the children’s learning journeys.

Additional role context

  • We are employee-owned: Every colleague is a partner with a voice, who helps drive our success.
  • We are number 1: Ranked top of the Nursery World league tables for our Ofsted outcomes.
  • We are community driven: Supporting causes close to our hearts, we’ve raised more than £3.5 million for charity.
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