Description
Level 2 or 3 NVQ in Childcare Early Years Education
Monday to Friday, 42 weeks per year (39 weeks of term time plus 3 weeks of the school holiday periods)
Hours of work to be discussed
Rates of pay are competitive and higher than the local average
Interviews approx. 2 hours long (short written test, face to face interview and 1 hour Manager observing)
Are you passionate about getting children school-ready? Are you committed to achieving quality early years education? Is it important to you to work for a not-for-profit organisation?
Can you demonstrate:
- Collaboration - working well as part of a team
- Passion - caring passionately about every child's welfare, wellbeing and development
- Reflection - creating a culture that embraces change, to improve outcomes for all
- Respect - by valuing diversity and the opinions of others
- Awe-inspiring - providing rich, varied and imaginative experiences that enthuse, engage and motivate children
- Listening - regularly seeking the views of others to evaluate and improve the services we provide
To apply you must:
- Hold an Ofsted recognised, high level childcare qualification (Level 2 minimum)
- Have previous experience of working in a pre-school setting with the key worker responsibilities
- Have a keen interest in career progression
What you will be offered as an employee:
- Managerial development training
- Access to a directory of wide-ranging online courses
- Staff childcare discounts
- Paid lunch breaks
- 6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays - paid
- Two weeks shut down at Christmas
The hours are on a shared rota and are between 7.15am and 6.15pm.