Early Years Educator

YMCA Trinity Group; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

YMCA Trinity Group is seeking a dedicated Early Years Educator to inspire and transform young lives. This role involves supporting a childcare team, planning learning experiences, and ensuring high-quality care for children, within a friendly environment. Applicants must possess relevant Early Years qualifications and strong skills in teamwork and creativity.

Benefits

Reduced childcare costs for employees' children

5 weeks holiday & public holiday allowance

Paid day off for your Birthday

Development and Internal Progression opportunities

Facilitated DBS Check

Career development opportunities

Competitive pay and company pension

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years post qualifying experience.
• Extensive working knowledge of EYFS.
• Ability to work well within a team.

Responsibilities

• Support day to day running of the room.
• Plan for key children and provide high quality learning experiences.

Skills

Imaginative

Communication with children

Teamwork

Education

Early Years Level 2 or 3 qualification

Tools

IT skills

Job description

YMCA Trinity Group - Childcare ‘Inspiring communities, transforming young lives’

Permanent Vacancy Early Years Educator

Job Reference PR-EYE-FT-AYR

Location YMCA Childcare Providence, 2 Wellington Street, Ipswich IP1 2NU

We’re looking for a dedicated Early Years Educator to join our friendly and professional team!

About Us YMCA Trinity Group has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Early Years Educator to join our childcare setting on Wellington Street.

The role will involve supporting the childcare team with the day to day running of the room, planning for a group of key children, and providing high quality learning experiences for children. As the successful candidate you will be skilled, imaginative, have vision, drive and the ability to use your own initiative and take direction where needed. You must also have a sound knowledge of the EYFS and how you can use this to plan for children’s learning and development.

Can you answer yes to the following questions? If you can, you might just be the person we are looking for:

• Can you sing out of tune with a room full of children?
• Can you pretend to be a pirate one day, and a doctor the next?
• Can you get hands on with messy activities that excite and engage children?
• Do you know all the words to The Hungry Caterpillar off by heart?
• Do you get excited about children’s learning and development?
• Do you love sharing ideas within a team and have the drive to see them through?
  
  

You should have the following qualities:

• Qualified with a relevant Early Years Level 2 or 3 qualification, or equivalent.
• A minimum of two years post qualifying experience
• Extensive working knowledge of the EYFS
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to work well within a team
  
  

Please refer to the Job description in full for further details about the role

In accordance with safer recruitment processes many of the roles we recruit for require successful candidates to undertake an appropriate criminal record background check. If an offer of work is accepted, YMCA Trinity Group will facilitate these checks on behalf of our staff and volunteers via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Days and hours You will be contracted to work 36 hours per week, across 4 days

Salary and Benefits Salary is £23,418.72 per annum

Additional Benefits We Offer Include.

• Reduced childcare costs for employees own children
• 5 weeks holiday & public holiday allowance (Pro rata)
• Paid day off allocated for your Birthday (dependant on staff rota)
• Development and Internal Progression opportunities
• Your DBS Check Facilitated / Cost Paid as part of your onboarding
• Induction programme and additional career development opportunities
• Competitive rates of pay and company pension, plus access for YMCA Trinity staff and their immediate families to our Employee Assistance Programme
  
  

Closing date Applications are assessed on a regular basis, therefore early application is advised. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy when roles are filled.

Contact Us If you would like to discuss this role further, please contact;

Nathalie Howell: Childcare Manager -Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] / [e-mail]

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Additional Information Please note YMCA Trinity Group does not have a sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are expected to be able to work in the UK.

Unless stated otherwise, we do require an application form, completed in full, should you wish to be considered for a role with YMCA Trinity Group. Applications are scored against the relevant job description. CV’s will not be considered as an application.

Occasionally we fill a role sooner than expected, we reserve the right to withdraw vacancies before an advertised closing date. Early application is advised. An email will be sent to confirm receipt of applications, please contact us if you have a problem submitting your application.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you soon!

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