Room Leader

Closing date: 1st Sept 2016 at 9am

Observations & Interviews: TBC

Start Date: Week Commencing 5th Sept 2016

The Nurseries of St Mary’s and St Saviour’s are growing and we have excellent professional development opportunities for enthusiastic and committed EYFS practitioners.

St Mary’s is judged as good with outstanding features and St Saviour’s is judged as outstanding in all areas by Ofsted. We have increased our Early Years provision to include children from 12 months upwards. We have recently invested heavily in new indoor and outdoor learning environments for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. We are looking to recruit a Level 3, Pre-school Room Leader for our EYFS team working with our toddlers. You will be an excellent Early Years practitioner looking for an exciting opportunity to help the Nurseries to build.

You will:

• Provide the children with a safe, secure and home like environment
• Have a working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Operate a key person system and liaise with parents, carers, and senior staff
• Plan, organise and implement a programme of activities to meet the needs of this age group and each individual child’s needs and interests
• Work as part of a highly motivated and professional team

Do you have:

• An appropriate qualification (Level 3)/ appropriate experience in this age range
• The commitment to provide first class childcare
• The ability to promote good practice in a professional manner
• Good organisational skills
• A caring, kind and approachable manner
• An understanding of how children develop and learn
• Good English, Mathematics and ICT skills
• The ability to work on your own initiative
• GCSE Maths and English Grade A-C

We can offer:

• A welcoming Nursery
• 2 weeks paid holiday over the Christmas period, including an additional 4 weeks holiday and bank holidays.
• Close links with the church and local community
• Enthusiastic, well-behaved children who are eager to learn
• Excellent career development
• Bespoke training programmes
• Hardworking, motivated and positive colleagues

If you are ambitious, successful and excited by learning, please contact the school and nursery office to arrange a visit.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau. References will be taken up before interviews are offered.

Contact information

Address: St Saviour’s, Verulam Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E17 8ER
Tel: 020 8520 0612
Fax: 020 8520 7822
Email: heather.fleetwood@st-saviours.waltham.sch.uk

All completed applications should be returned to Heather Fleetwood.

Please note an application form and job description can be accessed via the advert on the TES.