Nursery Practitioner @ Brent Council

Salary range: £32,535 - £34,488 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract:- Fixed term (12 Months - ending August 2026)
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Willow Family Wellbeing Centre and other locations from time to time

An exciting opportunity to join as a Nursery Practitioner….

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

Willow Family Wellbeing Centre Nursery provides all year-round education & care for children aged 6 months to 5 years. We have spaces for fee paying children, those eligible for the free 15 or 30 hour entitlement & spaces that are pre booked for children with special educational needs & disabilities or those that are working with social care.

We have a vacancy for a nursery practitioner who is passionate about working with young children in an inclusive environment, and who has experience of supporting children with a range of additional needs.

The Post

The post will have a key group of children in one of the 4 rooms, the 0–2 year old room, the 2-3 year old room, the pre-school room or the Sunshine room within Willow Family-Wellbeing Nursery. The post will initially be based in our Sunshine Room, our provision for children with a diagnosis of Autism. You will have the opportunity to work with 12 amazing children, who are supported by highly trained and motivated staff. We are offer many opportunities for professional development.

This role will involve being a keyperson & using observation to plan in order to offer high quality learning opportunities for all children.

You will be an effective member of staff working closely with a multi-professional team that includes speech & language, physio & occupational therapists, as well as social care, children centre & Family Solutions teams supporting children.

The Person

The role would suit an experienced and high performing individual who can exhibit the qualities identified in the job description and person specification for the role.

The successful candidate will share our values and aims to deliver an excellent service which enhances the life chances of the children we work with.

Closing Date: 31 October 2025 (23:59)

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]

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