JOB DESCRIPTION – NURSERY RATED AS ONE OF THE TOP 20 IN SOUTHEAST ENGLAND

Almost every nursery has a vacancy at the moment, so why join us?
One lucky person has the opportunity to join us in our beautiful Nursery but we require a special kind of person to ensure we have the perfect fit for our children, families, and team. Professionally, we are looking for someone hardworking to support us in delivering our shared ethos and help provide a secure and stimulating environment for the little ones. As an extended family, we are looking for someone who is completely reliable, respectful, honest and kind with a positive attitude. Could you be a grown-up friend and role model to our toddlers, an advisor to our families and a trusted support to colleagues across the whole setting? We need someone who will deliver our self devised ‘Curriculum web’ and direct our team with clarity, kindness and complete professionalism. Our recent OFSTED rating of ‘Good’ confirmed our self-assessment that we would like more challenge for our youngest children. Are you the person that has experience and personal desire to support taking the Rainbow team to the next level of development? Why not get in touch and find out more?
The post is for a fully qualified Early Years Practitioner as a ‘Room Leader’ (Lead Practitioner) ideally starting in October. Ideally you should have previous experience with this age group however we are happy to consider experience with other ages group alongside eagerness to lead and have positive impact on the team and children. *Full & Relevant Early Years Level 3 or above qualification is a non-negotiable . Please do not apply if you do not hold a ‘Full & Relevant’ Early Years qualification. We would like to recruit swiftly to have as little impact on our children and colleagues as possible. Our ‘Rainbow’ room (2-3) really is a delightful place to be. You would support our little ones as they learn to develop their social and emotional skills, become more independent and learn how to communicate their wants and needs. Rainbow team support a maximum of 16 toddlers, while Starlight (Pre-school) have a max of 26 and Sunbeam (0-2) have a max of 12. Although our setting is relatively small, it allows the team to know all of the children inside out while also allowing the ability to be extremely supportive, positive, creative and friendly without the pressure that comes with larger provisions.
As a family owned Nursery, we care about our team and make significant ongoing investment in Staff Training, Resources and the Nursery environment in order to continue the improvement of our setting. You can see it for yourself at: www.sparklingminds.co.uk/about-us/our-setting/with an online tour of the building and grounds. The outside area has an additional section of adjoining land which is now utilised as our Forest School which is lead by our Senior Lead Practitioner each week. As we are set on farmland, please consider the ability to travel to and from site each day as we are not on a public transport route - most suited to drivers although several staff ride their bike to work each day. We have a large car park, so no extra issues or cost are incurred for parking while at work.

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