Nursery Teacher
18 days ago
London
Job Title: Nursery Teacher Location: Two schools in London - Putney, SW15 6EH and Southfields, SW19 6SP Salary: Level 2 - £26,500 Level 3 and above - £33,000 Job Type: Full time/ Permanent Working hours: Monday - Friday; 7:15am-5:15pm / 8am-6pm / 8:30am-6:30pm (1 hour lunch break + 15 min coffee/tea break) Please note that the company does not offer sponsorship and this is an onsite position, therefore candidates must have the right to work in the UK and be a commutable distance from the school to be considered. Duties and Responsibilities: • Ensure that the high standards and philosophy of Noddy's is always implemented in front of children, parents and other staff members., • Ensure that you are following the Early Years Foundation Stage, using all relevant paperwork to plan, observe, track and move children forward to their next stage of development, • Being responsible for a key group of children, keeping an accurate record of their developments and achievements., • Write termly learning journeys for each child in your key group., • Being aware of each child's individual care needs, including medical information, sleeping and dietary needs., • Record the children's sleep times, eating habits and bottle-feeds and undertake weekly observations., • Preparation and completion of activities, both in the classroom and in the garden, to suit each child's stage of development., • Ensure that the children are safe and safeguarding procedures are always adhered to., • Provide toys, activities and equipment that is appropriate to each child's developmental stage., • Sing, read stories and play games with the children., • Supervise at meal times, feeding and serving food, as necessary., • Change nappies at regular times throughout the day or when required., • Create displays with the children's work and ensure that the classrooms always have displays up., • Wash up any painting materials or kitchen utensils used and clear up after activities., • Assisting in the induction process for new children who have just joined Noddy's., • Ensure that safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards are always maintained., • Communicate regularly within the team, supporting other members of staff within your room and school., • Greet, approach and talk to parents every day., • Perform termly parent / teacher meetings - 3 per year., • Liaise with parents, carers or family members, forming professional relationships and share with them their child's development., • To be flexible within working practices of the nursery, helping where required., • To work alongside management ensuring the standards and philosophy of the nursery are maintained., • To attend out of hours meetings, such as parent evenings, events and staff meetings, • Always uphold the reputation and standards of Noddy's, both within working hours and outside., • Experience working in nursery school preferred, • Holiday - 25 days per year + 8 bank holidays - 33 days a year in total, • 1 day off every 2 weeks. That is an extra 26 days off per year! A total of 59 days off per year!, • Extra holiday accrued through loyalty - 1 extra day per year and per promotion, • We only promote internally. A Senior Nursery Teacher can earn up to £34,700 per year and Junior Managers £40,000 per year. We promoted 20 staff in the last 12 months!, • Full training provided including paediatric first aid, hundreds of online courses, support to upskill in certain areas such as special educational needs (SEN), child development, manager training courses etc., • Cycle to Work Scheme., • In house chefs and housekeepers meaning no washing up or preparing food. You can just focus on being a nursery teacher., • Free tea, coffee, and other refreshments on your break., • Free mental health & wellbeing program for all staff from Health Assured Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of Early Childhood Educator, Preschool Instructor, Child Development Specialist, Early Years Practitioner, and Pre-Kindergarten Teacher may also be considered.
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