Early Years Practitioner

Job description

The Vacancy

"Never say no to adventures. Always say yes. Otherwise, you'll lead a very dull life!"

Come and join our Early Years adventure!

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our wonderful Early Years team at Althorpe and Keadby Primary School.

We are looking for a qualified Early Years Practitioner to work across our Early Years classrooms, primarily supporting our nursery-aged children.

Althorpe and Keadby is a happy, inclusive and outdoorsy school with a real sense of adventure. We are proud to be a child-focused school where every child is valued, supported and encouraged to thrive. We have strong pastoral, inclusion and SEND provision in place and are looking for someone who shares our commitment to giving every child the very best start.

Could you be who we are looking for?

Do you love helping young children learn, explore and grow? Do you enjoy creating exciting learning environments, supporting children's developmental milestones and building strong, positive relationships with children and their families? Do you have a strong understanding of the Early Years Framework and Curriculum and ready for your next challenge?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

It is essential that you hold an EYP/NNEB qualification (or equivalent). You will also need to be adaptable, creative and hardworking, with the confidence to use your own initiative while also being a great team player. A good sense of humour is always welcome too!

Our large and much-loved Forest School is an important part of school life, so we would be particularly interested in hearing from candidates who already hold a Forest School qualification or who have a genuine interest in developing their skills in outdoor learning.

For the right candidate, with the right qualifications and fit for our special setting, hours and training opportunities may be negotiable.

What can we offer you?
• Friendly and supportive colleagues
• Positive and happy pupils full of fun and laughter
• Supportive and friendly parents and carers
• Makaton training - level 1 (we have our own Makaton trainer on site)
• Forest School training - for the right candidate
• The support of a dedicated EYFS leadership team including and EYFS lead and a specific EYFS SENDCo
• A well-resourced learning environment
• Opportunities to work alongside family hubs in PEEP and similar family sessions.
• A chance to have an impact, shape your own environments and contribute to this special team.

Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau. Please see the attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

For further information regarding this role please contact the school on 01724 782 344 or email: [email protected]
As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.

As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.

The Council

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.

The Council

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.

The Benefits

Staff discounts

Annual leave

Access to pensions

Salary sacrifice
schemes

Free car parking

Eye test and glasses reimbursements