Early Years Educator

Early Years Alliance; Greenwich; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputed early years education provider in Greenwich is seeking an Early Years Educator to join their team at Storkway Nursery. The role focuses on providing high-quality education and care in a child-centric, inclusive environment. Candidates must have at least a Level 2 Early Years qualification and experience working with children. The position offers extensive training, career progression, and generous benefits including a childcare discount and annual leave, promoting a supportive workplace atmosphere.

Benefits

100% discount on childcare

Generous pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Birthday leave

Enhanced sickness pay

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 2 Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification or equivalent.
• Proven post-qualification experience working with children.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative and engaging learning opportunities for children.
• Create a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment.
• Support nursery management to deliver high-quality care.

Skills

Creative learning

Child-centered approach

Proactive teamwork

Education

Level 2 Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification

Job description

Web Link to Setting :

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Educator to join our team at Storkway Nursery in Greenwich. 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 an afriendly, inclusive setting that put children and their families at the heart of our practice and provide excellent promotion and progression opportunities for our staff team.

About the setting :

Storkway is based in the London Borough of Greenwich. We are based in Kidbrooke with Kidbrooke station being a short walk from the nursery and there is a bus stop just outside the nursery which is served by the 132 and 286. There is an on-going building project happening directly next to the nursery so we are currently seeing increased amount of interest in the nursery.

We are rather fortunate to be close enough to Central London to benefit from different attractions such as the O2 Arena as well as being close enough to Kent to benefit from natural areas so our children benefit from the best of both worlds. Our nursery consists of 2 base rooms; we have a 0-2 room and a 2-5 room. Our practice is based on high quality interaction and communication. Our children are encouraged to explore, take risks and aim high. We have two outdoor areas which come directly off of our two rooms so we spend just as much time outside as we do inside.

We are looking for dedicated, self-motivated staff members to join us. Our approach is child-centric, so our team are encouraged to share their knowledge and ideas to allow us to provide a high quality provision for the families who attend. In return we will offer training opportunities, provide you with coaching opportunities to develop your abilities and provide you with a positive working atmosphere.

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 :

• 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.
• 100% discount on childcare places
• 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 2 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 : 30

Weeks per year : 52

Virtual interview date : TBC

Please note our virtual interviews take place via Microsoft Teams, so you may need to download this prior to your interview.