We are looking for an exceptional Early Years qualified teacher or QTS to join our team who can demonstrate a passion for working with young children and a commitment to delivering the highest standard of education through play to our children and families.
This is an all-year-round position, ideally for 40 hours per week (over 4 or 5 days), but we will also consider those requiring 30-35 hours and could possibly also look at a term-time position for the right candidate.
Key Duties
You will play a key role in the daily lives of the children in our care, ensuring they are safe, happy, and engaged in meaningful learning activities. Key responsibilities will include:
* Developing age-appropriate activities that support children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development, following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework
* Maintaining a safe and nurturing environment, adhering to health, safety, and safeguarding policies at all times
* Monitoring each child’s development, maintaining accurate records and contributing to individual learning plans
* Fostering a warm and trusting relationship with children, parents and caregivers, promoting a supportive and inclusive environment
* Assisting with meals, toileting, and dressing, encouraging children’s independence wherever possible
* Working closely with the nursery team to plan activities, discuss children’s progress, and create a cohesive, supportive environment
* Supporting and modelling the ethos, vision, policies of the setting to others
* Being actively interested in new developments in Early Years and sharing this information with other practitioners to inform the pedagogy in the setting
* Modelling practice/being observed
* Mentoring and supporting other practitioners’ continuous professional development (CPD)
* Supporting planning to ensure children's interests and fascinations are identified and reflected, monitoring the quality of teaching and reflecting with the team
* Being an effective leader of learning and helping develop the wider staff team
* Observing children, for example, are they purposefully engaged and showing strong motivation to learn?
* Identifying children who are not progressing as expected and discussing this with the SENCO and other practitioners
Team Benefits
Our team members are important to us, and each receive the following when they join the Kingdom family:
* A competitive salary, based on qualifications and experience, that properly reflects the importance of each role
* As a guide, Level 3 keyworkers start on £13 per hour. The higher rates for QTS are discussed and negotiated at interview and will be based on experience, qualification and responsibility
* Up to 5 extra days holiday a year
* Loyalty bonus
* Opportunities for training and career advancement for those keen to embrace responsibility
* Valued support, training and mentoring from a great management team
* A team of supportive and dedicated colleagues, providing a safe and friendly working environment that feels like a family
* Uniform provided by us
* Paid paperwork time, away from ratio
* Regular (paid for) staff social events
* Free on-site parking
* Competitive company benefits including company pension and health & wellbeing programme which includes access to BUPA mental health support scheme
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