Nursery Lead

Teaching Vacancies; Exeter; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Innovative Trust

Collaborative support

Lead Practitioner support

Character development curriculum

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a motivated Early Years practitioner with a Level 3 qualification and at least two years’ preschool or nursery experience. You will contribute to delivering the EYFS curriculum, support children across all areas, and work with the Trust Improvement Groups to promote high standards.

If you are proactive, compassionate and able to inspire learners, apply now. The role offers collaborative professional development and opportunities to lead within a supportive team

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in children and young people’s workforce or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years’ recent experience, working in a preschool or nursery setting, ideally in a senior practitioner or leader role.
• Excellent working knowledge of the EYFS and current Ofsted statutory guidance.
• Enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated to support children across the EYFS curriculum.
• Show initiative with integrity and compassion.
• Inspire and motivate children and enable them to be the best they can be.
• Encourage every child to learn and achieve with high expectations for outstanding progress.

Skills

Preschool experience

EYFS knowledge

Enthusiastic & flexible

Initiative & empathy

Motivating children

High expectations

Education

Level 3 qualification in children & young people’s workforce

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Has a minimum of a level 3 qualification in children and young people’s workforce or equivalent
• Has a minimum of 2 years’ recent experience, working in a preschool or nursery setting, ideally already in a senior practitioner or leader role.
• Has an excellent working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and current Ofsted statutory guidance.
• Will be enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated working alongside the preschool and ACE Enhanced Services team to support children across all areas of the EYFS curriculum.
• Will be expected to show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given solutions with integrity and compassion.
• Can inspire and motivate children and enable them to be the best that they can be.
• Has the ability to encourage every child to learn and achieve and has enthusiasm, skill and desire to make a difference.
• Has a passion to ensure high expectations for all ensuring that they make outstanding progress.

What the school offers its staff

• An exciting and innovative Trust that will inspire and allow you to reach your full potential
• Collaborative support within Trust Improvement Groups
• Inspirational leadership with support from a Lead Practitioner and an NLE
• A Trust which cultivates pupils through character development leading to a stimulating and innovative curriculum
• Polite, happy and engaged children with a great enthusiasm for learning
• Working with like-minded professionals across the Trust enabling continuous professional support

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.