Nursery (Pr-School) Leader

We require a Nursery (Pre-school) Leader with a full and relevant level 3 early years qualification or above to lead our experienced staff team supporting children in our Little Gems Nursery.

Applicants must demonstrate a good knowledge of the requirements of the EYFS, have good planning and observations skills together with experience of working with children in this age-range.   

Your aim in a pre-school should be centred around giving the young children the best possible start to their life in education.  Every day you will be teaching language, literacy and numeracy, helping the pre-school reach the early learning goals of the national curriculum, along with encouraging good behaviour.  Aside from working with the children, your job also involves setting up and tidying away all activities, analysing and recording each child's progress and talking about it with their parents /carers.  

To be a good Nursery (Pre School) Leader, you must have: 

• The ability to build good relationships with children, parents/carers and colleagues; 

• Commitment to equal opportunities; 

• The ability to work in a team but also to use your own initiative; 

• Organisational and time management skills; 

• The ability to manage the pre school well and deal with challenging behaviour; 

• Excellent communication skills; 

• Patience and a good sense of humour. 

Winhills Primary Academy is part of the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, a charitable multi-academy trust (MAT) specialising in the Primary sector.   We are building a thriving community of schools that succeed on behalf of their children.  The Family of Academies within the Trust currently incorporates two hubs; St Neots and Fenland.  The St Neots hub has five academies; Middlefield, Winhills, The Round House, Great Staughton, and Kimbolton. The Fenland hub has two academies; Thomas Eaton and Glebelands.  As such, joining our MAT means joining an organisation with an array of career opportunities that span seven different locations. 

Further benefits include; 

• Collaborative approach to working;  

• Opportunities to train/work with other schools within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust to share best practice and resources; 

• A friendly and professional team; 

• Local Government Pension Scheme 

• Discounted Childcare Vouchers 

• A caring and supportive working environment;  

To find out more information about who we are and what we do please visit our website;  http://www.winhills-cambs.co.uk/  Visits to our Academy are warmly welcomed so that you can see our pre school in action.  If you feel up to a challenge and want to be part of our forward thinking, rapidly improving school, then we are the school for you.    We strongly encourage you to look around our school or ring the Headteacher for a chat on 01480 211626.  

Application forms can be downloaded from Winhills Primary Academy website;  http://www.winhills-cambs.co.uk/staff-vacancies/  Application forms with covering letter should be sent to HR@diamondlearningtrust.com or posted to Mrs Jacqui Anstee, Head of HR to:  Winhills Primary Academy Off Duck Lane St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 2DX     

Winhills Primary Academy is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, two satisfactory references and a Disclosure of Criminal Record and Disqualification Declaration.