Early Years Practitioner

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Salary: £21.075.60

Permanent/ Fixed Term: Permanent

Hours: 42 hours per week across 5 days (52 weeks per year)

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 currently searching 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.   

This job description is written at a specific time and is subject to change as the demands of the Collegiate and the role develops. The role requires flexibility and adaptability and the employees of the Collegiate need to be aware that they may be asked to perform tasks and be given responsibilities not detailed in this job description.  

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 enrol 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.