Early Years Practitioner

Position: Early Years Practitioner

Salary: Up to £25,000 per annum

Contract type: Part Time - 52 weeks (51-week provision)

Hours of Work:40 hours a week

Contract term: Permanent

Start date: ASAP

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Early Years Practitioner to join our fantastic Nursery. You will be highly creative, passionate about children’s learning in the Early Years and demonstrate high professional standards.

We would like to hear from you if you have experience in working within the nursery age range. You will have the desire and drive to build on the successes our nursery has already established.

Little Lodge Nursery at Yateley Manor caters for children aged 2 – 4 years, with specialist teachers offering an all year round provision. We offer an innovative and nurturing atmosphere in our Nursery providing a secure, gentle introduction to school life. Children quickly settle into our homely environment and soon realise that learning is fun.

The focus is on balancing active, play-based learning with carefully structured teaching. Children keenly engage in creative play, singing songs, role-play and story time as well as small group teaching of numbers, letters and even French. The Nursery is situated in an attractive, purpose-built secure building with bright, well-equipped rooms and a large and imaginatively designed outside play area.

We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate the following qualifications & experiences:

• Creating and maintaining a safe, secure, clean, and stimulating classroom environment, which promotes children’s confidence and where all children feel safe and valued.
• Planning of rich and stimulating learning activities that achieve good progression in children’s understanding.
• Planning of opportunities to develop children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
• Observing, guiding, supervising, and assessing children while they learn in the classroom environment.
• Monitoring and assessing student progress and writing up reports.
• Making effective use of assessment information on children’s attainment and progress when teaching and in planning future learning
• Ensuring classroom supplies and equipment are available and in working condition.
• Level 3 (minimum) qualified Early Years Practitioners

In return we will offer you:

• Enthusiastic children who are willing to learn and are proud of their learning environment.
• Opportunities for further professional development
• Access to reduced educational fees for qualifying children.
• A caring and supportive working environment within a vibrant school community

Interested candidates should send an application at the earliest possible time.

Applications are invited to be submitted by completing our application form.

The full Job Description can be requested.  

For further details please contact tom@inspiredlearninggroup.co.uk or give the school a call.

The advert may close prior to the stated date and interviews will take place as soon as a suitable field of candidates is obtained therefore early submission of applications is recommended.

Yateley Manor School complies fully with the DfE Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact will be to adhere to and always ensure compliance with the school’s Child Protection Policy.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the DBS.