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Windmill Hill City Farm

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Early Years Educator (Part-time)

Hours: Part-time
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £27,456 [FTE], £18,670.08 pro rata [Actual] per annum

Windmill Hill City Farm (WHCF) is an established community hub in central Bristol supporting local people to live active, healthy and fulfilling lives. The farm has over 200,000 visits each year, a life-changing health and social care volunteering programme, a well-respected outdoor learning programme as well as an award-winning cafe and bustling day-care nursery.

An opportunity has become available for a Level 3 qualified Early Years Educator to join the dedicated staff team in our Children and Family Services department.

Full details can be found in the Job Description. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact the nursery manager by email: laura.usher@windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk

Main duties and responsibilities:

To provide and maintain a high-quality Early Years’ service within Windmill Hill City Farm, Children and Family Services (CFS).

To work as a member of the staff team to ensure that all children and their families receive a consistent service to the highest possible standard.

1. Provide a safe, secure and child-centred physical and emotional learning environment which supports the developmental needs of all children.
2. Help children develop curiosity and knowledge about their environment and the world around them.
3. Work within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Birth to five matters guidance to observe, assess, monitor, and maintain records on children’s development, including those with SEND.
4. Ensure safeguarding practices and policy and procedure are followed and adhered to.
5. Ensure the health, safety and hygiene of children and staff are maintained, both inside and outside the setting.
6. Respect and promote equity, equality, diversity and inclusion and work in an anti-discriminatory and non-biased manner.
7. Develop and maintain respectful relationships with parents and carers, ensuring effective communication and listening skills.
8. Promote teamwork and work with and support your colleagues and peers, including external professionals, apprentices, agency staff, students and volunteers, in a warm and mutually respectful way.
9. Attend staff meetings, staff training days and other relevant and necessary training as required.
10. Keep up to date with changes in the curriculum and developments in best practice.
11. Work within the professional expectations, policies, guidance and ethos of Windmill Hill City Farm’s setting.

Person Specification

Essential

• NVQ 3 or equivalent childcare qualification.
• A minimum of one years’ experience of working in a day care setting.
• Ability to work with high quality standards.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with children, colleagues, parents, carers and other professionals.
• Knowledge and experience of working with the EYFS.
• The ability to plan and carry out a variety of activities for all the children both indoors and outdoors.
• The ability to carry out observations and maintain accurate records for use in development logs and learning diaries.
• Ability to work alone as well as part of a team.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• To be enthusiastic, reliable, consistent and self-motivated.
• Practical understanding of, and a commitment to, anti-discriminatory practice.
• Ability to maintain a positive and welcoming environment at all times.
• The ability to stay calm under pressure and work with interruptions in a busy environment.
• Understanding and commitment to promoting equality of opportunity.
• Understanding and commitment to working with all safeguarding policies, practices and procedures.
• The ability to take responsibility for your own health and safety and that of others.
• Willingness to undertake training.

Desirable

• First Aid Certificate.
• Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Experience of working with vulnerable families.
• Experience of working with children with additional needs.
• Experience of working with Famly.
• An interest in the work of Windmill Hill City Farm, and an understanding of our aims and objectives.

How to apply

Please download the Job Description to find out more about the role and to identify the essential and desirable skills, experience and person spec you need to meet in order to fulfil this job role and to create a successful application for shortlisting.

When you are ready to apply, please click the application form link to complete your application and submit it electronically.

Please note, as we have high levels of applications for jobs at WHCF, we will only contact you if you are shortlisted.  If you have any concerns about whether your application was received, please feel free to email recruitment@windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk

For safer recruitment and equal opportunities purposes, we are unable to accept CV’s for jobs at Windmill Hill City Farm.

Closing date: Monday 22nd June 2026, 12pm

Interview dates: W/c 29th June 2026

Preferred start date: 27th July 2026

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