Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Salary: £22,000 - £25,000

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Start date: ASAP

MLK Education Search is excited to be supporting this Co-Educational, Preparatory School and Nursery from 3 months to 11 years in the search for an Early Years Practitioner.

Located in the centre of Tonbridge, the school and nursery offers every child the opportunity to reach their true potential.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To be responsible for a group of children and supporting their individual development and learning.
• Promote positive behaviour management for your children
• Keep a daily routine and longer-term developmental observational and pastoral records via the on line portal (Famly) including parents’ evening notes, and update the Nursery Management Team with relevant information
• Ensure the welfare of all the children in your care, are safe, happy, enjoy nursery and are integrated into all aspects of school life, as appropriate
• To create a sound professional relationship with each child’s family and their carers
• Ready to be a buddy key person as directed by the Nursery Management Team to ensure consistency of care to the children in the room
• Be aware of the needs of individual children when supervising mealtimes, including dietary and medical issues and maintain up to date room dietary requests
• To be aware of and demonstrate the school values within the nursery
• Be prepared to communicate in person details of any incidents or information as appropriate
• To have or gain Paediatric First aid qualification, basic food hygiene certificate

REQUIREMENTS

• Early Years NVQ Level 2 or above (or equivalent)
• Level 2 Food and Hygiene (desirable)
• Paediatric First Aid Certificate (desirable)
• Experience of working in a nursery
• Demonstrates an enthusiasm and passion for teaching and working with children in EYFS
• Ability to monitor, assess and record and report pupil’s progress. (Training will be given for Famly)

BENEFITS

• Free Lunches
• 25 days holiday (15 discretionary, 5 days at Easter and 5 days at Christmas)
• Well-Being events
• Pension Scheme (Aviva)
• Uniform
• Corporate Gym Membership

HOW TO APPLY

If you hold a Level 2 or 3 qualification in childcare, and want become an integral part of the team putting the children and young people at the heart of everything you do, then this role is for you.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity that you would like to pursue, please APPLY NOW!

*Please note we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role*

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