Closing date: 9 February 2025
Interview date: 13 February 2025
Start date: ASAP
Job Opportunity
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Early Years Educator to join our support staff at Lytchett Matravers Pre School, part of Lytchett Matravers Primary school and the Hamwic Education Trust (HET).
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.
Lytchett Matravers Primary school is a Rights Respecting School, located in a rural village location and has been at the heart of the community for many years. The pre-school has recently become part of the LMPS family. We traditionally have an extremely low staff turnover and this role is a rare opportunity to join our friendly team of hard-working individuals. Everything we do has the child at the heart and every member of staff lives our ethos.
Responsibilities
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 We Offer
If you fit this criteria and feel you can take a pro-active role in helping our children to be the best they can be, then we would love to hear from 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
Application Procedure
Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and complete the application form which can be found at www.hamwic.org and return to Peter Leddin at businessmanager@lmpsdorset.co.uk. Application forms can also be requested via this e-mail address.
Where applicable, potential candidates may benefit from a tour of the school. Please note, any candidates requesting a tour will be asked for their current place of work which will allow the school to verify, where possible, the name and place of work given. Potential candidates will be asked to bring their current school ID and/or photographic ID as proof when they visit the school for a tour.
Successful candidates will be subject to online searches.
Safeguarding
All schools within HET are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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