Early Years Practitioner (ref 777)

The David Ross Education Trust is now recruiting for an Early Years Practitioner. This role at Kings Heath Academy could be the ideal next step in your career.

If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded, and want to be part of our success then we want to hear from you. See what it means to be part of the David Ross Education trust from our children and parents here.

Providing our young people access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences is what drives us. Our students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom, to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.

We work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the Trust’s vision, to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.

About the role

• To engage and extend the children's learning in an engaging manner on a day-to-day basis.
• Encourage and assist the children in developing their independent skills.
• Assessing and observing the children in their learning and using this to plan provocations and themes in response.
• To be an integral and positive member of the Early Years Foundation Stage team.

37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time only). Permanent position.

Salary & Benefits

· NJC16 £17,419pa, pro rata for weeks worked

· Access to Pension Scheme

Who we are looking for

• Level 2 or above NVQ Early Years Care and Education 
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (level 2 skills) including English and maths at grade C or above
• Good working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum
• Ability to understand the principles of child development and learning processes, including barriers to learning
• Can use ICT effectively to support learning
• Use of other equipment – video, photocopier, websites
• Full working knowledge of relevant policies / codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
• Working knowledge of National / Foundation Stage curriculum and other relevant learning programmes
• Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these. 
• Experience of working with Early Years or Primary school aged children
• Experience of leading groups of children where learners making good progress
• Experience supporting learning across all subject areas of the EYFS or National Curriculum

About The David Ross Education Trust

The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) has grown to a network of 33 academies, incorporating primary, secondary and grammar, and special schools. We employ over 2000 people with the primary focus of raising the standards of education for 13,000 young people. Whatever your role, you should know you are contributing to achieving our vision of inspiring the next generation of young people to be the best they can in whatever they choose. Our aim is to be the country’s leading academy chain, committed to delivering the highest educational standards alongside an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment, including events such as the DRET Spring, Summer and Winter Cups, Music Cup, volunteering trips abroad, and regular trips/visits throughout the year.

We are incredibly lucky to be able to work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the David Ross Foundation's vision to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.

While each academy is unique, we share common goals, aspirations, values and methods that enable us to work collaboratively and collectively to achieve our mission. We operate regional hubs, whereby academies work with other schools who are part of the Trust so we can share skills and knowledge, allowing them to benefit and learn from each other. We offer high quality programmes for CPD and Leadership Development delivered through our Teaching School Alliance to support our practitioners to deliver high quality teaching and learning across our academies.

Apply now

To apply for the position, please submit your CV and covering letter to jobs@dret.co.uk by 4th January 2018, quoting reference 777.

Kings Heath Academy is committed to equality, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.