Casual Early Years Practitioner

Kent College, Canterbury; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution seeks a passionate Casual Early Years Practitioner to join its nurturing environment. This role involves working with young children across both the Nursery and Early Years department, ensuring their safety and development while collaborating with a dedicated team. The institution prides itself on its commitment to high-quality education and community involvement, offering a range of benefits including private healthcare and generous training opportunities. If you are enthusiastic about early childhood education and want to make a difference, this is an exciting opportunity for you.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare

Free Lunches

Tuition Fee Remission

Free Car Parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounts on Home & Tech

Qualifications

• Experience working with young children in a nursery or educational setting.
• Understanding of child development principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and nurturing environment for children.
• Support and motivate colleagues while collaborating with parents.

Skills

Early Years Education

Child Development

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Level 3 Early Years Qualification

Childcare Degree

Job description

Employer Kent College, Canterbury Location Canterbury, Kent Contract Type Permanent Hours Casual Salary £12.60 per hour (£26,208 full time equivalent)

Posted 6th May 2025 Start Date As Soon As Possible Expires 30th May 2025 11:59 PM Contract Type Permanent Start Date As Soon As Possible Job ID 1481299 Job Reference Casual EYs

Start Date As Soon As Possible

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Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Casual Early Years Practitioner to join us at Kent College Junior School.

The successful candidate will contribute to a safe, high-quality, and developmentally appropriate environment for babies, toddlers and young children, whilst supporting and motivating colleagues and working collaboratively with parents, staff and other professionals.

The Casual Early Years Practitioner will work across both our Nursery and Early Years department, providing cover as and when required.

Please see the attached Job Pack for more information.

WHY CHOOSE US

Kent College is a co-educational school with a Methodist foundation. Our Junior School has around 200 pupils in total, and prides itself on being a happy and safe environment where children can thrive and whole families can feel part of the community. Based at the Junior School site, our Garden Cottage Nursery is a small, independent day nursery caring for children from birth to 3 years.

Kent College was inspected by ISI in October 2022 and was found to be Excellent in all aspects, and our Nursery is rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted.

Benefits

We offer a range of great benefits at Kent College, including: contributory pension scheme (TPT), generous training and mentoring, private healthcare with Benenden, free lunches in term-time*, tuition fee remission*, free car parking, Employee Assistance Programme, and a variety of discounts and benefit schemes including Cycle to Work, Home & Tech and Octopus Electric Vehicles. We are also a Real Living Wage employer.

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Closing date: 30th May 2025, although if a pool of suitable candidates becomes available before that date the College reserves the right to interview and appoint without further notice.

Attachments

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Casual EY Practitioner Job Pack 05 2025

Safeguarding Statement

Kent College Canterbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Kent College staff and pupils are proud to be part of a welcoming international boarding community. We value diversity and promote equality at all levels, and we are passionate about attracting a diverse pool of applications through an inclusive appointment process. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of this process for any candidate with a disability. We warmly welcome applications from professionals of all backgrounds and communities, regardless of ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion, and we particularly encourage applicants who identify as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic groups as these groups are currently underrepresented in our community.

Please note that we may prioritise applications from current Kent College redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward

Applications must be made via Kent College's online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

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