Nursery Nurse

Location: The Downs Malvern
Contract: Permanent/ Full time
Salary: £11.44 an hour
Hours: 40

Job description

The Downs Malvern will be opening a brand new Nursery in September 2024, for children aged 6 months to 4 years, due to popular demand we are looking to recruit 3 additional Nursery Nurses.

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting our youngest children and will work closely with the Nursery Manager to ensure the Nursery provision remains at a consistently high standard. You will have a deep knowledge of Early Years Education and a willingness to nurture and support children in their early development.

This role is on a full time basis, 40 hours per week and is for 52 weeks but there will be a 3 week shut down period, therefore working 49 weeks.

The Downs Malvern is a busy, vibrant and successful co-educational preparatory school for boarding and day children aged between 3 and 13 years. We have a welcoming staff community and excellent facilities on our 55 acre site. We are situated near to Great Malvern on the western slopes of the Malvern Hills.

APPLICATIONS:

Full details of working at The Downs Malvern and our Application form can be found on our website: Job Vacancies | The Downs Malver

Applications should be submitted no later than 7 July 2024. The Downs Malvern reserves the right to close this vacancy before the closing date and therefore early applications are encouraged.

This post involves significant contact with children and the post holder will be responsible for children. The post holder will be considered to be in regulated activity.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless they are ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Downs Malvern exists to provide a quality all round education for pupils aged 6 months – 13 years old and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates must be prepared to undergo child protection screening and an Enhanced DBS check.

You will be required to provide proof of your identity, right to work in the UK and qualifications during the selection process. We will seek references on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications before interview. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

You may have experience in the following: Educator, Childcare Practitioner, Preschool Teacher, Daycare Assistant, Infant and Toddler Teacher, Child Development Associate, Early Years Practitioner, Nursery Assistant, Childcare Worker, Early Learning Facilitator, Kindergarten Teacher, Early Years Educator, Pre-K Teacher, Childcare Provider, and Early Years Teacher.

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