Nursery Teacher

The Repton Family of Schools is seeking an outstanding Nursery Teacher to join our lovely team at Dovecote Nursery for January 2023

About Dovecote Nursery

Located within Repton School Al Barsha, Dovecote Nursery in Dubai is a high quality nursery offering premium education to children up to 3 years old. Dovecote is a British managed nursery and follows the EYFS curriculum.

Dovecote prepares children for their early school years by transforming them into confident and independent pupils. We provide an all-inclusive environment with highly qualified staff trained to provide the high standard of care expected from British accredited nurseries.

Purpose of the job

To work as a key person and as part of the nursery team under the direction of the Lead Teacher and Academic Lead.

To provide safe, high quality education and care for young children which meets the individual needs of children attending the setting.

Key Responsibilities* 

• To assist with the planning of the curriculum using the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) for guidance 
• Support and promote Diversity and Equality in accordance with the Nursery Policies and Procedures 
• Work collaboratively and inspire the team to work towards a common goal, sharing ideas and feedback to create a consistent and exciting environment for the children and their parents/carers 
• Demonstrate at all times, good practice and compliance with the EYFS revised framework and legal requirements of Dubai Education Authority that are reflected in the Nursery Policies and Procedures.

*please see attached Job Description for further details

Successful candidates will have: 

• A full and relevant level 3 qualification 
• 12hrs paediatric first aid training and first aid at work 
• Relevant safeguarding/child protection training undertaken and a willingness to update training regularly 
• A good record of on-going training and/or mini qualifications since qualifying

Experience-Essential 

• Substantial post qualification experience working in an early year setting 
• Experience working in an early year’s environment which includes face to face work directly with children, across 0 – 4 years 
• Previous Nursery Management experience in relevant settings.

Experience-Desirable 

• Experience with babies either in a home based or early years provision

Hours are 7.30am - 3.30pm term time only

To support your application, please include a current and up-to-date CV.

Safeguarding Statement:

The Repton Family of Schools is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to detailed and enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background checks for all countries lived in, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment, and satisfactory reference checks for all employment in the last 5 years