Nursery Practitioner

Contract Type: Full time (36 hours per week)
Contract Term: Permanent (52 weeks)

The Nurseries of St Mary's and St Saviour's are growing and we have excellent professional development opportunities for enthusiastic and committed EYFS practitioners.

St Saviour's, judged as good with outstanding features by Ofsted, is increasing its Early Years provision to include children from 12 months upwards. We have recently invested heavily in new indoor and outdoor learning environments for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Due to this expansion, we are looking to recruit new members for our EYFS team. You will be an excellent Early Years practitioner looking for an exciting opportunity to help the Nurseries to build.

You will:

• Provide the children with a safe, secure and home like environment
• Have a working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Operate a key person system and liaise with parents, carers, and senior staff
• Plan, organise and implement a programme of activities to meet the needs of this age group and each individual child’s needs and interests
• Work as part of a highly motivated and professional team

Do you have:

• An appropriate qualification and/or appropriate experience in this age range
• The commitment to provide first class childcare
• The ability to promote good practice in a professional manner
• Good organisational skills
• A caring, kind and approachable manner
• An understanding of how children develop and learn
• Good English, Mathematics and ICT skills
• The ability to work on your own initiative

We can offer:

• A welcoming Nursery
• 2 weeks paid holiday over the Christmas period, including an additional 4 weeks holiday and bank holidays.
• Close links with the church and local community
• Enthusiastic, well-behaved children who are eager to learn
• Excellent career development
• Bespoke training programmes
• Hardworking, motivated and positive colleagues

If you are ambitious, successful and excited by learning, please contact the school and nursery office to arrange a visit.

Closing date: 7th November 2014 at 12.00 noon
Observations & Interviews: w/c 10th November 2014

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau. References will be taken up before interviews are offered.

Contact information
Address: Brooke Road, Walthamstow, London E17 9HJ
Tel: 020 8521 1066
Fax: 020 8521 0756
Email: school@st-marys-coe.waltham.sch.uk