Senior Early Years Educator

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Kenilworth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at Kenilworth Nursery School as a Senior Early Years Educator, covering a maternity leave position. This part-time role focuses on the development and care of 2-3 year old children in an Outstanding-rated nursery, with a strong emphasis on creative learning. Enjoy professional development opportunities while working within a supportive team dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Qualifications

• Experience working with 2-3 year old children.
• Knowledge of the Early Years Curriculum.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.

Responsibilities

• Keyworker responsibilities working with children.
• Contributing to the management of stimulating learning environments.
• Presenting information effectively to others.

Skills

Communication

Patience

Teamwork

ICT proficiency

Education

NNEB or NVQ 4 in Childcare & Education

Job description

Senior Early Years Educator
12 month Maternity Cover/Part Time across 5 days

About Us
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our exciting, hard working and supportive team of committed early year’s practitioners at Kenilworth Nursery School. Applications are particularly welcome from experienced candidates. It is a fixed term, 12 month maternity cover, term-time only post, starting in September 2025. This post has keyworker responsibilities working in our Nursery with our two and three year old children. This is a chance to come and work in a small, highly successful professional team with excellent opportunities for professional development. Hours are Monday to Friday 8.00am – 3.00pm.

Our successful school is recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED in 2021 for the fifth consequtive time, with its emphasis on creative learning and holistic development and recognised nationally as an Early Years Teaching Centre – for more information about the school and its ethos please visit our website,https://www.kenilworthns.org.uk/

Key Requirements
• NNEB or NVQ 4 in Childcare & Education
• Knowledge/understanding of the Early Years Curriculum
• Experience of working with 2-3 year old children
• Understand schools’ policies and how they relate to local and national framework/policies
• Able to relate well to children and adults
• Have experience of ICT as a learning/communication tool
• Have good communication skills
• Have good listening skills
• Be patient
• Able to work effectively in a team and to work on own initiative as appropriate
• Able to present information effectively to others, verbally and in writing
• Able to take responsibility for an area of learning within the nursery
• Have experience of the contribution to the organisation and management of stimulating learning environments (indoors/outdoors)

How to apply
Please apply using the application form and equality form included with this advert and email tohttp://[e-mail]

Kenilworth Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Closing date – Friday 27 June 2025
Interviews will be held on Friday 4 July 2025