EYFS Practitioner

ARETE LEARNING TRUST; Danby Wiske; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

ARETE Learning Trust is seeking a Nursery practitioner to work with our Nursery team to support education and social development of young children. You will assist in delivering activities under the direction of the Nursery Lead, with access to guidance as required.

The role emphasises safeguarding, teamwork, and contributing to learning plans. ALT values collaboration, high standards, and commitment to every child’s growth, including those with additional needs.

Qualifications

• Experience working with EYFS and understanding child development.
• Ability to work as part of a team to support children and families.
• Commitment to safeguarding and continuous professional development.
• Willingness to contribute to learning plans and activities.

Responsibilities

• Support education and social development of children in small groups.
• Work under direction of Nursery Lead.
• Contribute to learning activities within the teaching plan.

Skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Proactive

Creative problem solving

Inspire others

Collaborative

High standards

Respect individuality

Education

Experience in EYFS

Understanding of child development

Job description

The purpose of this post is to work with our Nursery practitioners to support the education and social development of our children by working with individuals or small groups of children under the direction of the Nursery Lead, and may be responsible for some learning activities within the overall teaching plan with access to support and guidance as required.

• Have an understanding of how to enable young children to learn, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Be able to work as a member of a team to support children and their families
• Have an excitement and proactive, positive approach to supporting children's learning and development
• Have a commitment to providing the right support to the most vulnerable children by contributing to support plans
• Have high aspirations both for themselves and our children
• Have a passion for learning - particularly outside!
• Be proactive and dependable
• Have strong interpersonal skill and a positive outlook
• Have experience of working in EYFS and have a good understanding of child development, Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
• Are committed to our Trust values.
• Show initiative and are responsive to change.
• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Are creative in their approach to problem solving.
• Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.
• Are team players. Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.
• Health, happiness and wellbeing
• A safe, disciplined and supportive environment
• A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach
• High standards and expectations
• Integrity, kindness and good manners
• Respect for individuality and difference
• Collaborative working to secure excellence

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential., Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are 'Striving for Excellence'. Why work for us? We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture. We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance. In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff. Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the 'Employer of Choice'. Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.