Partou Childcare
Rick Smith currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Just Childcare Ltd and as a Director at FutureBay Limited, roles held since September 2019 and January 2016 respectively. Previously, Rick held prominent positions including Chairman and Chief Executive at Bristol Bluegreen Limited, and Director and Chief Executive Officer at VPhase Plc, where significant business transitions were made towards commercial sales and lobbying efforts for energy efficiency. Rick's extensive experience includes positions as Chief Financial Officer at Energetix Group plc, Finance Director at Ultraframe UK Limited and Norcros Adhesives Limited, and Finance Director at International Energy Systems Limited. Early career experience was gained as Financial Controller at Robinson & Sons Limited Healthcare Division. Rick holds an MBA from the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School.
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Partou Childcare
At Partou, childcare isn’t just a job; it’s a journey – one where every child leads us in a unique direction. As part of the Netherlands' largest childcare group, we have access to world-leading expertise in early years learning and development, and we work to deliver an experience for children that is as unique as they are. For us, children’s development is as much about empathy as education and ours is a child-led approach that emphasises building confidence, compassion and resilience so that every child leaves us with the freedom to flourish. We’ll support you every step of the way, making sure that you’re always developing and progressing, helping you to achieve what you never thought was possible! If you’re an experienced practitioner looking to take the next step within your childcare career or you’re looking to start your career in childcare with one of our apprenticeship vacancies, we’re the perfect fit for you. Whether you’re looking for full time, part-time or flexible hours we’ve a role to suit.