Qualified Practitioner - Level 3 or above - Paddington

Lpe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick pay 5 days per academic calendar

Birthday bonus

Christmas bonus

Recruitment bonus

Training (6 paid inset days per year)

Termly prizes

Internal growth opportunities

Trip after 10 years

Events

Bike purchase help

Well-being program

Counselling service

Free lunches

Job summary

Les Petites Etoiles - Bilingual Montessori in North London is hiring a Qualified Practitioner – Key Person. You will be responsible for a group of 8–13 key children each week, ensuring their needs are met through planned activities in a bilingual French/English setting.

You will build strong relationships with children and families, support development, safeguarding, and contribute to a nurturing environment with lots of learning through play and exploration.

Qualifications

• Experience with young children in group settings.
• Ability to plan and adapt activities for individual development.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and practice.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a group of 8–13 key children per week, ensuring engagement and progress.
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities for key children.
• Support daily care, monitoring wellbeing and learning in a bilingual setting.

Job description

Les Petites Etoiles - Bilingual Montessori

Salary: £29,513 (Level 3) - to be discussed for Level 3 +

Hours: 38 hours per week - Monday to Friday

Holiday: 7 weeks of paid holiday

Les Petites Etoiles - Bilingual Montessori is a chain of high-quality nurseries across North London. Since 2008, we have been dedicated to providing exceptional childcare services in an enriching and nurturing environment. As a Multilingual Nursery, we are committed to providing a comprehensive language experience for children. In addition to our primary focus on French and English, we introduce children to the beauty and richness of Mandarin Chinese. We take great pride in our nurseries' commitment to providing spacious and bright classrooms, moreover, a nurturing bilingual Montessori environment where children thrive, learn, and develop into well-rounded individuals.

Qualified practitioner- Key Person Role

Key people have the honour to be responsible for a group of between 8 and 13 key children per week (many of the children are part time). We may start you with fewer key children, but you will gain more over time.You will want to ensure they can participate in the activities you have planned for them and that they are progressing in their development.

The primary responsibility of the key person is to have a deep knowledge and understanding of each key child individually. The key person should be the key children's primary relationship within the nursery, and be able to respond to, and plan for each child’s needs throughout the week.

Other benefits:

• 5 paid Sick days per academic calendar
• Birthday bonus, Christmas Bonus, Recruitment bonus
• High-quality training, including 6 paid inset days per year with the UK's best trainers in the industry.
• Termly Prizes
• Internal growth opportunities
• Trip after 10 years
• Events
• Help for Bike Purchase
• Well-being program
• Free independent counselling service
• Free lunches (our food is homemade, organic and delicious!)

Safeguarding

Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind

We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.

All references will be thoroughly checked, and we will apply for a DBS update service and a DBS equivalent from any country the applicant was in prior to the UK and within the last 5 years.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.