AddressOur dedicated team work together to ensure that every child has a joyful, engaging and secure nursery experience and leaves us ready to start school happily and confidently. We are driven by our values in everything we do: Aim High, Be Brave, Be Kind and Keep Learning.
Ark Start is at an exciting time in its evolution. We opened two nurseries in South London last year and aim to expand our reach over the coming years. As we expand, we are looking for Early Educators to join our founding team. We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for young children and with the skill, creativity, commitment and energy to deliver excellent provision at Ark Start.
This is an apprenticeship vacancy therefor you must be committed to completing a Early Years level 3 Apprenticeship.
Learning and wellbeing
We are committed to providing the best development for all our staff. We close the nurseries for five days each year to focus on staff training and ensure there is protected time for training and supervision each week for every adult. We work hard to ensure there are clear career progression routes.
Staff wellbeing is important to us. We know that working in a nursery can be challenging and work hard to ensure staff have the support, opportunities and infrastructure they need.
We offer
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- 11% pension contribution
- Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career as part of the wider Ark family, including a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs. We also include five paid training days per year.
- Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym
Purpose of post:
- To ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in their care
- To ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted
- To provide an enabling environment in which all children can play, learn and develop To have the skill, creativity, commitment, energy and enthusiasm required for leading room practice
Main duties:
- To promote the aims and objectives of the nursery
- To promote the high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff and visitors
- To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
- To ensure the provision of high standards of physical and emotional care
- To work with families and parents / carers
- Undertake required domestic jobs within the nursery as required
- Participate fully in team meetings and training
- Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures within the nursery
- Ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained
- Washing and changing children when required
- Ensure mealtimes are pleasant social experience and feed back to parents on any issues
- Ensure poorly children are tended to and parents informed immediately
- To provide cover when required
- To undertake any other duties as determined by the management
Applicant must be 18 or above because they are attached to a school with a 6th form.
This role includes a Interview and a 1 day trial unpaid.
Salary will be going up to £18,574.88 in Y2 (and £21,605.51 on completion of qualification)
