Nursery Leader
Prince's Mead School
Hampshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020
- Apply by:
- 29 July 2019
Job overview
Prince’s Mead is seeking to appoint a Nursery Leader who has significant experience within a Nursery setting, with the vision and initiative to establish an outstanding Nursery, to complement a school that is experiencing a healthy demand for places. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic teacher to join our committed and creative team where high quality learning, play and engagement are our priority.
The ideal candidate will be an excellent Nursery practitioner, able to work within a supportive team and who places the child’s experience at the heart of their practice. The school is a very exciting and fast-moving environment so they should be confident to work independently, build strong relationships with parents and key staff, as well as being a flexible and committed team player. The successful applicant will be expected to use their talents to help to enrich the opportunities for pupils outside the curriculum and play a full part in the life of this vibrant school.
Prince’s Mead is a thriving and successful preparatory school for girls and boys in Winchester. In addition to our new Nursery, we provide a high-calibre education for all of our pupils from age 4 to 11. We aim to ensure a happy, secure and energetic community in which our pupils and staff can flourish.
Full details and an application form can be found on our website: https://www.princesmeadschool.org.uk/about-us/staff-vacancies/
Closing date: Tuesday 30 July 2019.
Interviews: Tuesday 27 August 2019.
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About Prince's Mead School
- Prince's Mead School
- Worthy Park House, Kings Worthy, Winchester
- Hampshire
- SO21 1AN
- United Kingdom
Prince's Mead is a happy and thriving co-educational IAPS day preparatory school in Hampshire, with over 290 children on roll.
Set on a beautiful site near the City of Winchester, the school is housed in an impressive Grade II listed Georgian manor house with spectacular views over the Itchen Valley.
At Prince’s Mead, we believe in educating the whole child in order for them to become well-rounded, happy and fulfilled individuals with excellent academic results. Everything we do is informed by our firm belief that learning should be challenging, enriching and fun. We see education as a transformational process that guides pupils towards academic achievement, independence, collaboration, leadership and a readiness to take the next exciting step to senior school and beyond.
As an equal opportunities employer, Prince’s Mead is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Prince’s Mead.
Prince’s Mead puts at the centre of its operation the safeguarding of the pupils of the school. There is a commitment to keep safeguarding at the forefront of every employee and volunteer’s mind. We encourage a culture of challenge, not just to act when there is a need, but also in the way we think, to ensure the risks of harm to the pupils’ individual welfare are minimised.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Job applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening and pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
Successful applicants must complete mandatory pre-employment training in safeguarding and other key areas before the commencement of employment.
We comply with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) code of practice and have a written policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, both of which are available on request. If shortlisted, you are required to declare any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect your suitability to work with children. As a result of amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) in 2013 and 2020, some minor offences are now protected (filtered) and should not be disclosed to potential employers, and employers cannot take these offences into account.
Please send applications to recruitment@princesmeadschool.org.uk
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