Early Years Educator

TN United Kingdom; Torquay; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a nurturing environment as an Early Years Educator in a vibrant nursery setting. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on children's development through engaging and inclusive educational practices. You'll work within a supportive team dedicated to high-quality care and education, while enjoying generous benefits such as extensive training, career progression opportunities, and a unique birthday leave. Become part of a community that values your contributions and fosters professional growth, ensuring every child reaches their full potential in a safe and stimulating environment.

Benefits

100% discount on childcare places

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Birthday leave

Enhanced sickness pay

Paid bereavement leave

Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme

Vitality membership wellness app

Savings on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan

Dedicated mental health First aider

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education required.
• Proven experience working with children essential.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Early Years Education

Childcare

Team Collaboration

Creative Learning

Education

Level 3 Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification

Job description

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We have a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Educator to join our team at Little Palms Nurs ery in Torquay . RatedGood by Ofsted and10 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 put children and their families at the heart of our practice and provide excellent promotion and progression opportunities for our staff team.

‘Little Palms Nursery is within Torquay town centre and welcomes local families from around the Torbay. The nursery offers 24 places for 2, 3 and 4 year old children from a range of family backgrounds. Little Palms boosts an extensive garden, giving children the opportunity to benefit from many aspects of outdoor play, including managing risks, challenge and they thrive being outside in all the seasons and weather.

Little Palms Nursery is rated Good by Ofsted and we strive to maintain and exceed this in all aspects of children’s learning and development. Our nursery enables children to explore all areas of learning and provide experiences inclusive to all children. Our vision is to ‘make a difference’, for children to reach their full potential and value the commitment of our staff team. We welcome and engage with families and value their contribution to their children’s learning.

We are looking for someone to join our team who has enthusiastic, committed and passionate to making a difference to the children and families of Little Palms Nursery.

Our small team would welcome you to become part of the Little Palms Community and our commitment to you is you will receive a full induction, regular supervision and training.’

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
• 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.

Weeks per year: 52

Interview date: Tuesday 19th September 2023