Early Years Educator

Early Years Alliance; Basildon; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

An educational charity is seeking an Early Years Educator to join Laindon Nursery in Basildon. The role focuses on providing high-quality inclusive early years education and care in a friendly, stimulating environment. Candidates should possess a Level 3 qualification in Early Years and prior experience working with children. Benefits include extensive training, support, a generous pension scheme, and well-being perks. Hours are 25 per week with a supportive team environment.

Benefits

100% discount on childcare

Extensive training and career progression

Generous pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Birthday leave

Enhanced sickness pay

Mental health support

Recruitment referral payment scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 or equivalent in Early Years Education.
• Proven post-qualification experience with children.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative and engaging learning opportunities.
• Support nursery management to deliver high-quality care.

Skills

Creative learning

Team collaboration

Childcare policies

Education

Level 3 or above Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Educator to join our team at Laindon Nursery in Laindon. Rated Good by Ofsted and on Day Nurseries.

We are looking for a skilled early years educator who will offer our children high quality inclusive early years education and care.

We take great pride in being a friendly, inclusive setting that puts children and their families at the heart of our practice and provide excellent promotion and progression opportunities for our staff team.

What we offer

We are proud to be part of the Early Years Alliance family of early years settings. Founded over 60 years ago, the Alliance is an educational charity dedicated to supporting the delivery of quality early years education and care to children and families.

The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace and offers significant benefits for our team members including:

• 100% discount on childcare and early education places (applicable to staff working in our early years settings)
• Extensive training and career progression planning, including access to our Learning Management System (LMS)
• The Alliance has invested in FAMLY reducing paperwork and giving you more time to focus on the children.
• A generous workplace pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional annual leave for long service.
• Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being
• Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave
• A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.
• Vitality membership wellness and fitness app – including lots of great health benefits, rewards, telephone, and face to face counselling
• Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets
• A dedicated mental health First aider to support your mental well being

Job purpose

As Early Years Educator, you will :

• provide creative and engaging learning opportunities for children.
• be a proactive member of the team, providing a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment
• support the nursery management team to deliver high-quality care and education in line with the setting’s policies and procedures.

Requirements

Successful applicants for the Early Years Educator position will need :

• a minimum Level 3 or above Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification or equivalent.
• proven post-qualification experience of working with children.

Also, you will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, if your current certificate is not subscribed to the update service.

For the full of duties and the requirements, please download the job description which accompanies this advert.

Hours per week: 25

Weeks per year: 52

Interview date: TBC