What skills and experience we're looking for
Our pre-school wishes to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and outstanding Nursery Assistant / Early Years Educator to supervise the activities of children in the setting. The overall duties (1:1 or room based) would be dependent on the dynamic need of the pre-school. This role also comes with the opportunity for additional hours covering the Early Birds and After School club sessions.
WE ARE SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL WHO:
• Is able to adapt to suit the needs of the children and be able to inspire and engage them.
• Is able to support individuals and small groups in their learning and use their initiative to personalise and adapt where necessary.
• Is willing to undertake additional training to meet the needs of the children.
• Is reflective and committed to professional development.
• Is enthusiastic about the education of children, across every area of the curriculum.
• Can build and maintain professional and positive working relationships.
• Has previous experience of working with Nursery age children in a learning environment.
What the school offers its staff
WE CAN OFFER YOU:
• Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
• In-house Teaching School
• An individual induction programme supported by a mentor
• Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
• Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
• Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
• Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
• Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
• Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
• Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members
Further details about the role
‘All about the Child’
At The Hamwic Education Trust (HET), we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do. We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children.
‘What about Sam’
Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child. By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.