Early Years Educator

Early Years Alliance; Worksop; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% childcare discount

Extensive training and career progress

FAMLY paperwork reduction

Generous pension scheme

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Birthday leave

Enhanced sickness pay

Bereavement leave

Referral payment up to £300

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental health first aider

Job summary

Kilton Childcare in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, is recruiting an Early Years Educator to join a Good Ofsted setting.

You will deliver high-quality inclusive early years education, supporting children and families in a friendly team. The role offers extensive training, progression opportunities, and a comprehensive staff benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3+ Early Years Education and Childcare qualification or equivalent.
• Proven post-qualification experience of working with children.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

Level 3 or above Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification or equivalent

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Educator to join our team at Kilton Childcare in Worksop, Bassetlaw within Nottinghamshire. Rated Good by Ofsted and 9.8 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.

What We Offer

• 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.
• Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions delivered by accredited specialists, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources.
• A dedicated mental health First aider to support your mental well being

Job Purpose

• 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

• 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: 40

Weeks per year: 52

Interview date: TBC

Notes/Brief For HR Recruitment

About The Service

The Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and equal opportunities in employment. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed policy and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding and equal opportunities across the whole organisation. If you would like to find out more information about our setting, please go to Web Link to Setting: https://nursery.eyalliance.org.uk/nursery/kilton-childcare/