Early Years Practitioner

Beckfoot Trust wishes to appoint an Early Years Practitioner.

Hours of work: 33.5 hours per week, term time only +5 days

Salary: Band 6 SCP 6-11 £18,604 - £20,228 per annum

We are seeking an individual who has the motivation, enthusiasm and skill set to work with our current team and other stakeholders to work within the schools policies, under the direction and guidance of senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, making decisions using initiative where appropriate within established working practices.

We aim to attract and retain mission-aligned people, enhance employee engagement, and maximise performance. Our People First Charter makes clear what we striving to achieve as a people first organisation and our overarching people first strategic aim is to be One Trust where all belong.

Beckfoot Trust schools work in partnership with a shared ambition to provide outstanding education for our students. We highly value the need for psychological safety and belonging and we regularly train all our staff on what that means. We value authenticity and honesty and celebrate what makes individuals and organisations unique.

We authentically value staff through specific praise, recognising what they do to make a difference to the lives of young people on a daily basis.

We demonstrate we are morally committed to achieving true diversity throughout our whole organisation as well as believing that commonality binds us together.

We find ways of reducing unnecessary workload for all and we promote wellbeing and a healthy and safe work environment in all our schools, providing access to wellness advice, lifestyle benefits and free expert and confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme.

Beckfoot Trust provides clarity of expectations, always precisely modelling what we want so that there is no ambiguity and gives dedicated time to collective efficacy.