Early Years Practitioner
Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate
North Yorkshire
- £19,656 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Apply by:
- 23 October 2020
Job overview
Job Title: Early Years Practitioner (Maternity Cover Only)
Salary: £19,656
Permanent/Fixed Term: Maternity Cover FTC
Hours: 42 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Closing Date: 23rd October 2020
Introduction:
Queen Ethelburga’s is set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, on the Thorpe Underwood Estate. Staff work as one team – whether they are directly teaching or supporting students as part of the school and pastoral teams, or as part of our estates team making sure that the campus works as it should – to create a vibrant learning and living environment in which every student can thrive. We aspire to excellence, have high expectations of ourselves and others, and take pride in everything we do. We aim to nurture resilient, confident and independent lifelong learners. The Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Standard is ‘To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have’.
Role:
We are looking for an Early Years Practitioner, reporting to the Head of Chapter House and Queen’s Kindergarten, to work within our Kindergarten department to support and nurture the development of our youngest children in the Collegiate. The Early Years Practitioner will contribute to ensuring that the Collegiate and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Using the Early Years Curriculum to plan activities which allow opportunities for child-initiated and adult-led learning
- Planning opportunities for children to learn in and out of school contexts
- Using agreed school monitoring and assessment strategies to observe, evaluate and record the progress of children
- Identifying and supporting children who are failing to achieve their potential
- Managing learning opportunities
- Interesting and motivating children
- Participate in open days to promote the Kindergarten and staff meetings
The Appointed Candidate will have:
- Level 3 Qualification in Childcare
- A full, clean driving license and access to own vehicle
- Experience of working within an early years setting
- The ability to demonstrate excellent planning and organisational skills
- The ability to communicate effectively with staff, pupils, parents and carers
- Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Guidance and curriculum
- Knowledge of Child Protection/Safeguarding (Desirable)
- Motivation to work with children and the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships with children and young people whilst respecting personal boundaries
- Be a positive role model to students and staff
- A sense of humour!
Benefits:
- 28 days holiday, inclusive of Bank Holidays
- Free staff car park
- Free staff gym
- Annual free family summer barbecue
- Annual free black tie Christmas Ball for staff and a guest.
- We enroll all our employees in the Workplace Pension Scheme
- 10% discount in our Kindergarten
- Discount on school fees for staff children
Applying:
QE is committed to ensuring a safe environment for its pupils and staff. Applicants will be required to provide proof of identity and undergo the relevant DBS checks for their role.
Any personal information you share with us on your application form will be used solely for recruitment purposes. Your details will be held for up to 6 months and destroyed after this time.
Any questions on individual roles or the recruitment process can be sent to the HR department on recruitment@qe.org
We receive high volumes of applications, due to this if you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, unfortunately on this occasion your application will not have been successful.
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About Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate
- Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate
- Thorpe Underwood Estate, York
- North Yorkshire
- YO26 9SS
- United Kingdom
Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate is an ‘Excellent’ rated (ISI 2019), boarding and day school for girls and boys, aged 0 to 19 years.
We are four schools in one happy community, blending the best of international and British educational ideals. We have an exceptionally caring and vibrant learning culture based on positive, mutually respectful relationships. We provide a progressive all-round education, preparing students for the challenges of a rapidly changing, globalised world.
Located in North Yorkshire between the towns of York and Harrogate, the Collegiate has outstanding facilities and motivated students, who join us from a broad range of academic, social and cultural backgrounds.
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